Which to use
“variación” and “variaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,448
- “variación” frequency rank
- #7,503
- “variaciones” frequency rank
- 15951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | variación | variaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La acción y el efecto de variar. | Forma del plural de variación. |
Where the eye mixes variación and variaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. variación runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVVC) against variaciones's 11 (CVCVVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between variación and variaciones
A purely visual mix-up. variación ([baɾjaˈsjõn]) and variaciones ([baɾjaˈsjones]) 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 15951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
variación is recorded at frequency rank #8,448, classified as anoun, pronounced [baɾjaˈsjõn]. variaciones is at rank #7,503, tagged as anoun, pronounced [baɾjaˈsjones].
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 15951, this pair ranks #278,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of variación vs variaciones
Shared letters: acinrv. Private to "variación": ó. Private to "variaciones": eos.
"variación" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVVC · "variaciones" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- variaciones ← avriaciones · bariaciones · vairaciones · varaiciones · variacciones · variacinoes · variacioens · variacioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "variación" for "variaciones" ever safe?
Which is more common, "variación" or "variaciones"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "variación" and "variaciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "variación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "variaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "variación" and "variaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valuación vs variación". 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 #278,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.