Which to use
“sesión” and “sesiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,959
- “sesión” frequency rank
- #3,739
- “sesiones” frequency rank
- 5698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sesión | sesiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cada una de las juntas o reuniones de un concilio, congreso, operación judicial, u otra corporación. | Forma del plural de sesión. |
Where the eye mixes sesión and sesiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sesión runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against sesiones's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sesión with sesiones
A purely visual mix-up. sesión ([seˈsjõn]) and sesiones ([seˈsjones]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sesión is recorded at frequency rank #1,959, classified as anoun, pronounced [seˈsjõn]. sesiones is at rank #3,739, tagged as anoun, pronounced [seˈsjones].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 5698, this pair ranks #312,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sesión vs sesiones
Shared letters: eins. Private to "sesión": ó. Private to "sesiones": o.
"sesión" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "sesiones" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sesiones ← ceciones · essiones · seisones · sesinoes · sesioens · sesioness · sesionnes · sesionse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sesión" and "sesiones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sesión" or "sesiones" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sesión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sesiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sesión" and "sesiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cesiones vs sesiones". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #312,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.