Which to use
“tentación” and “tentaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,081
- “tentación” frequency rank
- #24,669
- “tentaciones” frequency rank
- 34750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tentación | tentaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Algo que provoca deseo o induce a la satisfacción de algún apetito. | Forma del plural de tentación. |
Where the eye mixes tentación and tentaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. tentación runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against tentaciones's 11 (CVCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tentación with tentaciones
A purely visual mix-up. tentación ([t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn]) and tentaciones ([t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈsjones]) 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 34750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tentación is recorded at frequency rank #10,081, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn]. tentaciones is at rank #24,669, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈsjones].
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 34750, this pair ranks #189,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tentación vs tentaciones
Shared letters: aceint. Private to "tentación": ó. Private to "tentaciones": os.
"tentación" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "tentaciones" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tentaciones ← etntaciones · tenatciones · tenntaciones · tentacciones · tentacinoes · tentacioens · tentacioness · tentacionnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tentación" and "tentaciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tentación" or "tentaciones" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tentación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tentaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #189,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.