siento

[ˈsjẽn̪t̪o]

/[ˈsjẽn̪t̪o]/ verb

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The verdict

“siento” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #462. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#462
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de sentar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-siento · siento · Spanish

siento · rank #462 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #462
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH segunda

Nearest frequency peer: segunda (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “siento”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “siento” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

siento vs sino
67% similar
siento vs sito
67% similar
siento vs siete
67% similar

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

Key facts for siento
PropertyValue
Headwordsiento
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈsjẽn̪t̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#462
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “siento”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).sientocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “segunda” (#461), “ve” (#463), “respecto” (#460). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “siento” va en #462. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around siento (IPA [ˈsjẽn̪t̪o]), averb. Corpus frequency is #462 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for siento, with forms such as "isento", "seinto", and "siennto". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sino", "sito", "siete", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is siento, spelled S-I-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de sentar.
  2. 2
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de sentir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isento
  • seinto
  • siennto
  • sienot
  • sientto
  • sietno
  • sineto
  • ssiento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of siento - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

isento2seinto2siennto1sienot2sientto1sietno2sineto2ssiento1
Edit distance from "siento"

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 "siento"?
"siento" is spelled S-I-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsjẽn̪t̪o].
What does "siento" mean?
As a verb, "siento" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de sentar.
What words are commonly confused with "siento"?
"siento" is commonly confused with "sino", "sito", "siete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "siento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "siento" is [ˈsjẽn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "siento" come from?
"siento" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "siento", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pensar#450suerte#475debido#479fuerte#484

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

vivir8 variantsescuela8 variantssabes8 variantsfácil8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list