Which to use
“sella” is a verb and “semilla” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,339
- “sella” frequency rank
- #8,586
- “semilla” frequency rank
- 42925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sella | semilla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sellar. | Embrión de las plantas espermatófitas, producto de la evolución del óvulo fecundado por el polen, y normalmente envuelto en un tegumento duro que lo protege |
Where the eye mixes sella and semilla
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sella runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against semilla's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sella and semilla
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sella is [ˈseʝa] while semilla is [seˈmiʝa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42925, 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]. semilla is at rank #8,586, tagged as anoun, pronounced [seˈmiʝa].
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 42925, this pair ranks #145,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sella vs semilla
Shared letters: aels. Private to "sella": -. Private to "semilla": im.
"sella" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "semilla" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sella" and "semilla" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sella" or "semilla" show up more?
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 "semilla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sella" and "semilla" 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 #145,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.