Which to use
“pensad” is a verb and “pensadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,186
- “pensad” frequency rank
- #33,764
- “pensadas” frequency rank
- 68950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pensad | pensadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de pensar. | Forma del femenino plural de pensado, participio de pensar. |
Where the eye mixes pensad and pensadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pensad runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against pensadas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pensad and pensadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pensad is [pẽnˈsað̞] while pensadas is [pẽnˈsað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “pensad” sits inside “pensadas”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pensad is recorded at frequency rank #35,186, classified as averb, pronounced [pẽnˈsað̞]. 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 68950, this pair ranks #33,229 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pensad vs pensadas
Shared letters: adenps. Private to "pensad": -. Private to "pensadas": -.
"pensad" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pensadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pensad" and "pensadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pensad" vs "pensadas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pensad" 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 #33,229 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pensad" 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 #33,229 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.