Which to use
“votación” and “votaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,092
- “votación” frequency rank
- #8,335
- “votaciones” frequency rank
- 11427
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votación | votaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de votar. | Forma del plural de votación |
Where the eye mixes votación and votaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. votación runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against votaciones's 10 (CVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: votación vs votaciones
A purely visual mix-up. votación ([bot̪aˈsjõn]) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11427, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
votación is recorded at frequency rank #3,092, classified as anoun, pronounced [bot̪aˈsjõn]. 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 11427, this pair ranks #295,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of votación vs votaciones
Shared letters: acinotv. Private to "votación": ó. Private to "votaciones": es.
"votación" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "votaciones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- votaciones ← botaciones · ovtaciones · voatciones · votacciones · votacinoes · votacioens · votacioness · votacionnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "votación" for "votaciones" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "votación" or "votaciones" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "votación" and "votaciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "votación" 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 #295,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "votación" 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 #295,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.