Which to use
“pensado” is a noun and “pensáis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,625
- “pensado” frequency rank
- #24,269
- “pensáis” frequency rank
- 26894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pensado | pensáis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Idea, intención o plan con que se procede dentro de un curso de acción o pensamiento. | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de pensar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set pensado and pensáis apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pensado is [pẽnˈsað̞o] while pensáis is [pẽnˈsajs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pensado is recorded at frequency rank #2,625, classified as anoun, pronounced [pẽnˈsað̞o]. 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 26894, this pair ranks #229,460 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pensado vs pensáis
Shared letters: enps. Private to "pensado": ado. Private to "pensáis": iá.
"pensado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "pensáis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pensado ← epnsado · penasdo · pennsado · pensaddo · pensaod · pensdao · penssado · pesnado