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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.

11 ch
terminación
13 ch
terminaciones

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?
No. They are said differently ([t̪eɾminaˈsjõn] versus [t̪eɾminaˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "terminación" vs "terminaciones" - which ranks higher?
"terminación" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,470 in our Spanish list, against #31,574 for "terminaciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list