Which to use
“selladas” and “señaladas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,258
- “selladas” frequency rank
- #25,810
- “señaladas” frequency rank
- 69068
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | selladas | señaladas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de sellado, participio de sellar. | Forma del femenino plural de señalado, participio de señalar. |
Where the eye mixes selladas and señaladas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between selladas and señaladas
A purely visual mix-up. selladas ([seˈʝað̞as]) and señaladas ([seɲaˈlað̞as]) 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 69068, 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]. señaladas is at rank #25,810, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [seɲaˈlað̞as].
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 69068, this pair ranks #32,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of selladas vs señaladas
Shared letters: adels. Private to "selladas": -. Private to "señaladas": ñ.
"selladas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "señaladas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- selladas ← celladas · eslladas · seladas · selaldas · sellaads · selladass · selladdas · selladsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "selladas" and "señaladas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "selladas" or "señaladas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "selladas" and "señaladas" 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 "señaladas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "selladas" and "señaladas" 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 #32,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.