Which to use
“salvados” and “sellados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,940
- “salvados” frequency rank
- #35,253
- “sellados” frequency rank
- 59193
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salvados | sellados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de salvado, participio de salvar o de salvarse. | Forma del plural de sellado, participio de sellar. |
Where the eye mixes salvados and sellados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. salvados and sellados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between salvados and sellados
A purely visual mix-up. salvados ([salˈβ̞að̞os]) and sellados ([seˈʝað̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salvados is recorded at frequency rank #23,940, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [salˈβ̞að̞os]. sellados is at rank #35,253, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [seˈʝað̞os].
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 59193, this pair ranks #63,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of salvados vs sellados
Shared letters: adlos. Private to "salvados": v. Private to "sellados": e.
"salvados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "sellados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "salvados" and "sellados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "salvados" or "sellados"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "salvados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sellados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salvados" and "sellados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sellados vs soleados". 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 #63,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.