violaciónvsviolacionesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#3,820
“violación” frequency rank
#6,968
“violaciones” frequency rank
10788
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature violación violaciones
Definition Acción o efecto de violar. Forma del plural de violación.

Where the eye mixes violación and violaciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. violación runs 9 letters (CVVCVCVVC) against violaciones's 11 (CVVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
violación
11 ch
violaciones

Why the eye confuses violación with violaciones

A purely visual mix-up. violación ([bjolaˈsjõn]) and violaciones ([bjolaˈsjones]) 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 10788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

violación is recorded at frequency rank #3,820, classified as anoun, pronounced [bjolaˈsjõn]. violaciones is at rank #6,968, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bjolaˈsjones].

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 10788, this pair ranks #297,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of violación vs violaciones

Shared letters: acilnov. Private to "violación": ó. Private to "violaciones": es.

"violación" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVVC  ·  "violaciones" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • violaciones ← biolaciones · ivolaciones · viloaciones · vioalciones · violacciones · violacinoes · violacioens · violacioness

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "violación" for "violaciones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bjolaˈsjõn] versus [bjolaˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "violación" or "violaciones" show up more?
"violación" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,820 in our Spanish list, against #6,968 for "violaciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "violación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "violaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #297,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "violación" and "violaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "violaciones vs vocaciones". 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 #297,367 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