Which to use
“sella” and “sellado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,339
- “sella” frequency rank
- #16,213
- “sellado” frequency rank
- 50552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sella | sellado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sellar. | Participio de sellar. |
Where the eye mixes sella and sellado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sella runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against sellado's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sella vs sellado
A purely visual mix-up. sella ([ˈseʝa]) and sellado ([seˈʝað̞o]) 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 extra letter(s) - “sella” sits inside “sellado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sella is recorded at frequency rank #34,339, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈseʝa]. sellado is at rank #16,213, tagged as averb, pronounced [seˈʝað̞o].
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 50552, this pair ranks #102,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sella vs sellado
Shared letters: aels. Private to "sella": -. Private to "sellado": do.
"sella" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sellado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sella" and "sellado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sella" or "sellado"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sella" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sellado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sella" and "sellado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sella vs sila". 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 #102,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.