Which to use
“pensáis” is a verb and “pensas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,269
- “pensáis” frequency rank
- #14,424
- “pensas” frequency rank
- 38693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pensáis | pensas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de pensar. | Arbusto |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set pensáis and pensas apart are highlighted. They share 5 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: pensáis is [pẽnˈsajs] while pensas is /ˈpen.sɑs/. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pensáis is recorded at frequency rank #24,269, classified as averb, pronounced [pẽnˈsajs]. pensas is at rank #14,424, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpen.sɑs/.
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 38693, this pair ranks #168,599 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pensáis vs pensas
Shared letters: enps. Private to "pensáis": iá. Private to "pensas": a.
"pensáis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "pensas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pensas ← epnsas · penass · pennsas · pensass · penssa · penssas · pesnas · pnesas