Which to use
“pensados” is a participle and “pensáis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,345
- “pensados” frequency rank
- #24,269
- “pensáis” frequency rank
- 51614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pensados | pensáis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pensado, participio de pensar. | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de pensar. |
Where the eye mixes pensados and pensáis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pensados 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.
Look-alike desk: pensados vs pensáis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pensados is [pẽnˈsað̞os] 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 51614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pensados is recorded at frequency rank #27,345, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pẽnˈsað̞os]. 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 51614, this pair ranks #97,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pensados vs pensáis
Shared letters: enps. Private to "pensados": ado. Private to "pensáis": iá.
"pensados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "pensáis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pensados ← epnsados · penasdos · pennsados · pensaddos · pensadoss · pensadso · pensaods · pensdaos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pensados" for "pensáis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pensados" or "pensáis"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pensados" 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 #97,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pensados" and "pensáis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pensados vs prensado". 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 #97,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.