sellados

[seˈʝað̞os]

/[seˈʝað̞os]/ participle

The verdict

“sellados” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #35,253 in Spanish word frequency and used as a participle.

#35,253
frequency rank, Spanish
8
letters
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de sellado, participio de sellar.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sellados vs sellos
75% similar
sellados vs soldados
75% similar
sellados vs sentados
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sellados
PropertyValue
Headwordsellados
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[seˈʝað̞os]
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,253
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sellados” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sellados lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for sellados is 8 letters long, classified as a participle, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [seˈʝað̞os]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,253 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de sellado, participio de sellar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for sellados, with forms such as "cellados", "esllados", and "selados". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "sellos", "soldados", "sentados", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is sellados, spelled S-E-L-L-A-D-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de sellado, participio de sellar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cellados,esllados,selados,selaldos,selladdos,selladoss,selladso,sellaods,selldaos,slelados,ssellados

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sellados - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cellados1esllados2selados1selaldos2selladdos1selladoss1selladso2sellaods2
Edit distance from "sellados"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sellados"?
"sellados" is spelled S-E-L-L-A-D-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [seˈʝað̞os].
What does "sellados" mean?
As a participle, "sellados" means: Forma del plural de sellado, participio de sellar.
What words are commonly confused with "sellados"?
"sellados" is commonly confused with "sellos", "soldados", "sentados". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sellados"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sellados" is [seˈʝað̞os]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sellados" come from?
"sellados" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “sellados”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-E-L-L-A-D-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [seˈʝað̞os] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “sellos” - see the side-by-side comparison. sellados vs sellos
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list