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“tribulaciones” and “tripulaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,737
“tribulaciones” frequency rank
#38,432
“tripulaciones” frequency rank
81169
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tribulaciones tripulaciones
Definition Forma del plural de tribulación. Forma del plural de tripulación.

Where the eye mixes tribulaciones and tripulaciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. tribulaciones and tripulaciones follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

13 ch
tribulaciones
13 ch
tripulaciones

Look-alike desk: tribulaciones vs tripulaciones

A purely visual mix-up. tribulaciones ([t̪ɾiβ̞ulaˈsjones]) and tripulaciones ([t̪ɾipulaˈsjones]) 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 a single letter - b in “tribulaciones” becomes p in “tripulaciones”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tribulaciones is recorded at frequency rank #42,737, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾiβ̞ulaˈsjones]. tripulaciones is at rank #38,432, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾipulaˈsjones].

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 81169, this pair ranks #10,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of tribulaciones vs tripulaciones

Shared letters: aceilnorstu. Private to "tribulaciones": b. Private to "tripulaciones": p.

"tribulaciones" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVVCVC  ·  "tripulaciones" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tribulaciones ← rtibulaciones · tirbulaciones · trbiulaciones · tribbulaciones · tribluaciones · tribualciones · tribulacciones · tribulacinoes
  • tripulaciones ← rtipulaciones · tirpulaciones · tripluaciones · trippulaciones · tripualciones · tripulacciones · tripulacinoes · tripulacioens

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "tribulaciones" for "tripulaciones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾiβ̞ulaˈsjones] versus [t̪ɾipulaˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "tribulaciones" vs "tripulaciones" - which ranks higher?
"tripulaciones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,432 in our Spanish list, against #42,737 for "tribulaciones". 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 "tribulaciones" and "tripulaciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tribulaciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tripulaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #10,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tribulaciones" and "tripulaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "titulaciones vs tribulaciones". 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 #10,727 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