Which to use
“traducción” and “traducciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,189
- “traducción” frequency rank
- #7,798
- “traducciones” frequency rank
- 9987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traducción | traducciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de traducir | Forma del plural de traducción. |
Where the eye mixes traducción and traducciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. traducción runs 10 letters (CCVCVCCVVC) against traducciones's 12 (CCVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses traducción with traducciones
A purely visual mix-up. traducción ([t̪ɾað̞ukˈsjõn]) and traducciones ([t̪ɾað̞ukˈsjones]) 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 9987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traducción is recorded at frequency rank #2,189, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾað̞ukˈsjõn]. traducciones is at rank #7,798, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾað̞ukˈsjones].
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 9987, this pair ranks #300,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of traducción vs traducciones
Shared letters: acdinrtu. Private to "traducción": ó. Private to "traducciones": eos.
"traducción" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVC · "traducciones" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- traducciones ← rtaducciones · tarducciones · tradcuciones · tradducciones · traduccinoes · traduccioens · traduccioness · traduccionnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "traducción" for "traducciones" ever safe?
Frequency check: "traducción" vs "traducciones" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "traducción" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traducciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traducción" and "traducciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tradiciones vs traducciones". 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 #300,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.