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

#28,156
“sellada” frequency rank
#35,253
“sellados” frequency rank
63409
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sellada sellados
Definition Forma del femenino de sellado, participio de sellar. Forma del plural de sellado, participio de sellar.

Where the eye mixes sellada and sellados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sellada runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against sellados's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
sellada
8 ch
sellados

Look-alike desk: sellada vs sellados

A purely visual mix-up. sellada ([seˈʝað̞a]) and sellados ([seˈʝað̞os]) 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 63409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sellada is recorded at frequency rank #28,156, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [seˈʝað̞a]. sellados is at rank #35,253, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [seˈʝað̞os].

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 63409, this pair ranks #48,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sellada vs sellados

Shared letters: adels. Private to "sellada": -. Private to "sellados": o.

"sellada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "sellados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • selladacellada · esllada · selada · selalda · sellaad · selladda · selldaa · slelada
  • selladoscellados · esllados · selados · selaldos · selladdos · selladoss · selladso · sellaods

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sellada" and "sellados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([seˈʝað̞a] versus [seˈʝað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sellada" or "sellados"?
"sellada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,156 in our Spanish list, against #35,253 for "sellados". 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 "sellada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sellados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #48,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sellada" and "sellados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sellados vs soleados". 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 #48,857 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