Which to use
“vocación” and “vocaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,090
- “vocación” frequency rank
- #43,934
- “vocaciones” frequency rank
- 51024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vocación | vocaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Inclinación hacia una carrera o profesión. | Forma del plural de vocación. |
Where the eye mixes vocación and vocaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vocación runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against vocaciones's 10 (CVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vocación vs vocaciones
A purely visual mix-up. vocación ([bokaˈsjõn]) and vocaciones ([bokaˈsjones]) 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 51024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vocación is recorded at frequency rank #7,090, classified as anoun, pronounced [bokaˈsjõn]. vocaciones is at rank #43,934, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bokaˈsjones].
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 51024, this pair ranks #100,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vocación vs vocaciones
Shared letters: acinov. Private to "vocación": ó. Private to "vocaciones": es.
"vocación" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "vocaciones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vocaciones ← bocaciones · ovcaciones · vcoaciones · voacciones · vocacciones · vocacinoes · vocacioens · vocacioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vocación" and "vocaciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vocación" or "vocaciones" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vocación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vocaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vocación" and "vocaciones" 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 #100,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.