seamosvsseasConfusable pair

Which to use

“seamos” and “seas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,114
“seamos” frequency rank
#2,050
“seas” frequency rank
6164
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature seamos seas
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de ser. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de ser.

Where the eye mixes seamos and seas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
seamos
4 ch
seas

Visual trap between seamos and seas

A purely visual mix-up. seamos ([seˈamos]) and seas ([ˈseas]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

seamos is recorded at frequency rank #4,114, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈamos]. seas is at rank #2,050, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈseas].

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 6164, this pair ranks #311,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of seamos vs seas

Shared letters: aes. Private to "seamos": mo. Private to "seas": -.

"seamos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "seas" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • seamosceamos · esamos · saemos · seammos · seamoss · seamso · seaoms · semaos
  • seasceas · saes · seass · sesa · sseas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "seamos" and "seas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([seˈamos] versus [ˈseas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "seamos" or "seas"?
"seas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,050 in our Spanish list, against #4,114 for "seamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "seamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "seas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #311,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "seamos" and "seas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seas vs sous". 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 #311,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list