pensadovspensáisWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: pensado is a noun, pensáis is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

7 ch
pensado
7 ch
pensáis

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": .

"pensado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "pensáis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pensadoepnsado · penasdo · pennsado · pensaddo · pensaod · pensdao · penssado · pesnado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pensado" and "pensáis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pensado" is a noun and "pensáis" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "pensado" or "pensáis"?
"pensado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,625 in our Spanish list, against #24,269 for "pensáis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list