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“subvención” and “subvenciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,716
“subvención” frequency rank
#10,076
“subvenciones” frequency rank
24792
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature subvención subvenciones
Definition Acción o efecto de subvenir o de subvencionar. Forma del plural de subvención.

Where the eye mixes subvención and subvenciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. subvención runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVVC) against subvenciones's 12 (CVCCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
subvención
12 ch
subvenciones

Why the eye confuses subvención with subvenciones

A purely visual mix-up. subvención ([suβ̞bẽnˈsjõn]) and subvenciones ([suβ̞bẽnˈsjones]) 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 24792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

subvención is recorded at frequency rank #14,716, classified as anoun, pronounced [suβ̞bẽnˈsjõn]. subvenciones is at rank #10,076, tagged as anoun, pronounced [suβ̞bẽnˈsjones].

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 24792, this pair ranks #239,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of subvención vs subvenciones

Shared letters: bceinsuv. Private to "subvención": ó. Private to "subvenciones": o.

"subvención" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC  ·  "subvenciones" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • subvenciones ← sbuvenciones · ssubvenciones · subbenciones · subbvenciones · subevnciones · subvecniones · subvencciones · subvencinoes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "subvención" and "subvenciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([suβ̞bẽnˈsjõn] versus [suβ̞bẽnˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "subvención" or "subvenciones"?
"subvenciones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,076 in our Spanish list, against #14,716 for "subvención". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "subvención" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "subvenciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #239,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "subvención" and "subvenciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subvención vs subvencionar". 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 #239,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list