Which to use
“pensadas” is a participle and “pensáis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,764
- “pensadas” frequency rank
- #24,269
- “pensáis” frequency rank
- 58033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pensadas | pensáis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de pensado, participio de pensar. | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de pensar. |
Where the eye mixes pensadas and pensáis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pensadas runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against pensáis's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pensadas with pensáis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pensadas is [pẽnˈsað̞as] while pensáis is [pẽnˈsajs]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pensadas is recorded at frequency rank #33,764, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pẽnˈsað̞as]. pensáis is at rank #24,269, tagged as averb, pronounced [pẽnˈsajs].
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 58033, this pair ranks #68,043 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pensadas vs pensáis
Shared letters: enps. Private to "pensadas": ad. Private to "pensáis": iá.
"pensadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "pensáis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pensadas ← epnsadas · penasdas · pennsadas · pensaads · pensadass · pensaddas · pensadsa · pensdaas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pensadas" and "pensáis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pensadas" vs "pensáis" - 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 "pensadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pensáis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,043 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pensadas" and "pensáis" 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 #68,043 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.