Which to use
“selladas” and “sentadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,258
- “selladas” frequency rank
- #23,595
- “sentadas” frequency rank
- 66853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | selladas | sentadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de sellado, participio de sellar. | Forma del femenino plural de sentado, participio de sentar o de sentarse. |
Where the eye mixes selladas and sentadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: selladas vs sentadas
A purely visual mix-up. selladas ([seˈʝað̞as]) and sentadas ([sẽn̪ˈt̪að̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66853, 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]. sentadas is at rank #23,595, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪að̞as].
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 66853, this pair ranks #38,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of selladas vs sentadas
Shared letters: ades. Private to "selladas": l. Private to "sentadas": nt.
"selladas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "sentadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "selladas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sentadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "selladas" and "sentadas" 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 #38,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.