Which to use
“vacaciones” and “votaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,594
- “vacaciones” frequency rank
- #8,335
- “votaciones” frequency rank
- 9929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vacaciones | votaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Periodo de varios días en que una persona descansa de sus actividades o rutinas diarias, de trabajo o estudio, y va a la playa, a la montaña, a practicar algún deporte, a leer algún libro o desarrollar alguna otra actividad. Los periodos de vacaciones dependen del país y la temporada del año. | Forma del plural de votación |
Where the eye mixes vacaciones and votaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vacaciones and votaciones follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between vacaciones and votaciones
A purely visual mix-up. vacaciones ([bakaˈsjones]) and votaciones ([bot̪aˈsjones]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vacaciones is recorded at frequency rank #1,594, classified as anoun, pronounced [bakaˈsjones]. votaciones is at rank #8,335, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bot̪aˈsjones].
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 9929, this pair ranks #300,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vacaciones vs votaciones
Shared letters: aceinosv. Private to "vacaciones": -. Private to "votaciones": t.
"vacaciones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC · "votaciones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vacaciones ← avcaciones · bacaciones · vaacciones · vacacciones · vacacinoes · vacacioens · vacacioness · vacacionnes
- votaciones ← botaciones · ovtaciones · voatciones · votacciones · votacinoes · votacioens · votacioness · votacionnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vacaciones" and "votaciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vacaciones" or "votaciones"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vacaciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "votaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vacaciones" and "votaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vocaciones vs votaciones". 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 #300,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.