Which to use
“selladas” is a participle and “sellado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,258
- “selladas” frequency rank
- #16,213
- “sellado” frequency rank
- 59471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | selladas | sellado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de sellado, participio de sellar. | Participio de sellar. |
Where the eye mixes selladas and sellado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: selladas vs sellado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: selladas is [seˈʝað̞as] while sellado is [seˈʝað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59471, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
selladas is recorded at frequency rank #43,258, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [seˈʝað̞as]. 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 59471, this pair ranks #62,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of selladas vs sellado
Shared letters: adels. Private to "selladas": -. Private to "sellado": o.
"selladas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "sellado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "selladas" and "sellado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "selladas" vs "sellado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "selladas" and "sellado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "selladas" 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 #62,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "selladas" and "sellado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "selladas vs sellados". 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 #62,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.