Which to use
“sancionada” and “sancionadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,586
- “sancionada” frequency rank
- #42,686
- “sancionadas” frequency rank
- 66272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sancionada | sancionadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de sancionado, participio de sancionar. | Forma del femenino plural de sancionado, participio de sancionar. |
Where the eye mixes sancionada and sancionadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. sancionada runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCVCV) against sancionadas's 11 (CVCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sancionada and sancionadas
A purely visual mix-up. sancionada ([sãnsjoˈnað̞a]) and sancionadas ([sãnsjoˈnað̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “sancionada” sits inside “sancionadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sancionada is recorded at frequency rank #23,586, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [sãnsjoˈnað̞a]. sancionadas is at rank #42,686, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [sãnsjoˈnað̞as].
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 66272, this pair ranks #40,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sancionada vs sancionadas
Shared letters: acdinos. Private to "sancionada": -. Private to "sancionadas": -.
"sancionada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCV · "sancionadas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sancionada ← asncionada · sacnionada · sanccionada · sancinoada · sancioanda · sancionaad · sancionadda · sanciondaa
- sancionadas ← asncionadas · sacnionadas · sanccionadas · sancinoadas · sancioandas · sancionaads · sancionadass · sancionaddas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sancionada" and "sancionadas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sancionada" or "sancionadas"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sancionada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sancionadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sancionada" and "sancionadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sancionada vs sancionan". 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 #40,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.