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

#38,386
“sedán” frequency rank
#10,756
“sedes” frequency rank
49142
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sedán sedes
Definition Nombre que se da al paño fabricado en la ciudad del mismo nombre. Forma del plural de sed.

Where the eye mixes sedán and sedes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
sedán
5 ch
sedes

Look-alike desk: sedán vs sedes

A purely visual mix-up. sedán ([seˈð̞ãn]) and sedes ([ˈseð̞es]) 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 49142, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sedán is recorded at frequency rank #38,386, classified as anoun, pronounced [seˈð̞ãn]. sedes is at rank #10,756, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈseð̞es].

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 49142, this pair ranks #110,498 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sedán vs sedes

Shared letters: des. Private to "sedán": . Private to "sedes": -.

"sedán" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "sedes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sedescedes · esdes · sdees · seddes · sedess · sedse · seeds · ssedes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sedán" and "sedes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([seˈð̞ãn] versus [ˈseð̞es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sedán" or "sedes"?
"sedes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,756 in our Spanish list, against #38,386 for "sedán". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "sedán" and "sedes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sedán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sedes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #110,498 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sedán" and "sedes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sedán vs sedante". 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 #110,498 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