Which to use
“televisión” and “televisor” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #903
- “televisión” frequency rank
- #11,142
- “televisor” frequency rank
- 12045
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | televisión | televisor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sistema tecnológico de transmisión y recepción de imágenes en movimiento y sonido cuyo sitio de origen está distante del lugar donde se capta la visión. | Electrodoméstico que recibe una imagen con audio, o emisión audiovisual, de un lugar remoto. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set televisión and televisor apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. televisión ([t̪eleβ̞iˈsjõn]) and televisor ([t̪eleβ̞iˈsoɾ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12045, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
televisión is recorded at frequency rank #903, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪eleβ̞iˈsjõn]. televisor is at rank #11,142, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪eleβ̞iˈsoɾ].
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 12045, this pair ranks #292,939 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of televisión vs televisor
Shared letters: eilstv. Private to "televisión": nó. Private to "televisor": or.
"televisión" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "televisor" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- televisor ← etlevisor · teelvisor · telebisor · teleivsor · televiosr · televisorr · televisro · televissor
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "televisión" and "televisor" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "televisión" or "televisor"?
Remembering televisión vs televisor
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “televisión” entry
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