Which to use
“sellado” and “soltado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,213
- “sellado” frequency rank
- #28,952
- “soltado” frequency rank
- 45165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sellado | soltado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de sellar. | Participio de soltar. |
Where the eye mixes sellado and soltado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sellado and soltado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses sellado with soltado
A purely visual mix-up. sellado ([seˈʝað̞o]) and soltado ([sol̪ˈt̪að̞o]) 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 45165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sellado is recorded at frequency rank #16,213, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈʝað̞o]. soltado is at rank #28,952, tagged as averb, pronounced [sol̪ˈt̪að̞o].
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 45165, this pair ranks #133,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sellado vs soltado
Shared letters: adlos. Private to "sellado": e. Private to "soltado": t.
"sellado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "soltado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sellado" and "soltado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sellado" vs "soltado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sellado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soltado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sellado" and "soltado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soltaba vs soltado". 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 #133,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.