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

#40,540
“sedientos” frequency rank
#12,053
“segmentos” frequency rank
52593
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sedientos segmentos
Definition Forma del plural de sediento. Forma del plural de segmento.

Where the eye mixes sedientos and segmentos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
sedientos
9 ch
segmentos

Visual trap between sedientos and segmentos

A purely visual mix-up. sedientos ([seˈð̞jẽn̪t̪os]) and segmentos ([seɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪os]) 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 52593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sedientos is recorded at frequency rank #40,540, classified as anoun, pronounced [seˈð̞jẽn̪t̪os]. segmentos is at rank #12,053, tagged as anoun, pronounced [seɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪os].

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 52593, this pair ranks #91,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sedientos vs segmentos

Shared letters: enost. Private to "sedientos": di. Private to "segmentos": gm.

"sedientos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC  ·  "segmentos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sedientoscedientos · esdientos · sdeientos · seddientos · sedeintos · sedienntos · sedienots · sedientoss
  • segmentoscegmentos · esgmentos · segemntos · seggmentos · segmenntos · segmenots · segmentoss · segmentso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sedientos" and "segmentos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([seˈð̞jẽn̪t̪os] versus [seɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "sedientos" vs "segmentos" - which ranks higher?
"segmentos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,053 in our Spanish list, against #40,540 for "sedientos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "sedientos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "segmentos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #91,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sedientos" and "segmentos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sedientos vs sedimento". 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 #91,977 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