Which to use
“sellados” is a participle and “sellos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,253
- “sellados” frequency rank
- #10,220
- “sellos” frequency rank
- 45473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sellados | sellos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de sellado, participio de sellar. | Forma del plural de sello. |
Where the eye mixes sellados and sellos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sellados runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against sellos's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sellados and sellos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sellados is [seˈʝað̞os] while sellos is [ˈseʝos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sellados is recorded at frequency rank #35,253, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [seˈʝað̞os]. sellos is at rank #10,220, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈseʝos].
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 45473, this pair ranks #131,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sellados vs sellos
Shared letters: elos. Private to "sellados": ad. Private to "sellos": -.
"sellados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "sellos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sellados" and "sellos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sellados" vs "sellos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sellados" and "sellos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sellados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sellos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sellados" and "sellos" 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 #131,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.