Which to use
“pensaba” is a verb and “pensadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,221
- “pensaba” frequency rank
- #33,764
- “pensadas” frequency rank
- 35985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pensaba | pensadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pensar. | Forma del femenino plural de pensado, participio de pensar. |
Where the eye mixes pensaba and pensadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pensaba runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against pensadas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pensaba with pensadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pensaba is [pẽnˈsaβ̞a] while pensadas is [pẽnˈsað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pensaba is recorded at frequency rank #2,221, classified as averb, pronounced [pẽnˈsaβ̞a]. pensadas is at rank #33,764, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pẽnˈsað̞as].
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 35985, this pair ranks #183,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pensaba vs pensadas
Shared letters: aenps. Private to "pensaba": b. Private to "pensadas": d.
"pensaba" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "pensadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pensaba" for "pensadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pensaba" vs "pensadas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pensaba" and "pensadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pensaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pensadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pensaba" and "pensadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peladas vs pensadas". 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 #183,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.