Which to use
“terminación” and “terminaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,470
- “terminación” frequency rank
- #31,574
- “terminaciones” frequency rank
- 46044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terminación | terminaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de terminar o de terminarse. | Forma del plural de terminación. |
Where the eye mixes terminación and terminaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. terminación runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCVVC) against terminaciones's 13 (CVCCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between terminación and terminaciones
A purely visual mix-up. terminación ([t̪eɾminaˈsjõn]) and terminaciones ([t̪eɾminaˈsjones]) 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 46044, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
terminación is recorded at frequency rank #14,470, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪eɾminaˈsjõn]. terminaciones is at rank #31,574, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪eɾminaˈsjones].
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 46044, this pair ranks #128,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of terminación vs terminaciones
Shared letters: aceimnrt. Private to "terminación": ó. Private to "terminaciones": os.
"terminación" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC · "terminaciones" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- terminaciones ← etrminaciones · temrinaciones · terimnaciones · termianciones · terminacciones · terminacinoes · terminacioens · terminacioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "terminación" and "terminaciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "terminación" vs "terminaciones" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "terminación" and "terminaciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "terminación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terminaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terminación" and "terminaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "terminación vs terminarían". 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 #128,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.