Which to use
“seas” and “secan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,050
- “seas” frequency rank
- #39,455
- “secan” frequency rank
- 41505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seas | secan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de ser. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de secar. |
Where the eye mixes seas and secan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. seas runs 4 letters (CVVC) against secan's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between seas and secan
A purely visual mix-up. seas ([ˈseas]) and secan ([ˈsekãn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seas is recorded at frequency rank #2,050, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈseas]. secan is at rank #39,455, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsekãn].
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 41505, this pair ranks #153,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seas vs secan
Shared letters: aes. Private to "seas": -. Private to "secan": cn.
"seas" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "secan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seas" for "secan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "seas" vs "secan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "seas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "secan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seas" and "secan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "secan vs seta". 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 #153,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.