Which to use
“sellados” and “señalados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,253
- “sellados” frequency rank
- #17,548
- “señalados” frequency rank
- 52801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sellados | señalados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de sellado, participio de sellar. | Forma del plural de señalado, participio de señalar. |
Where the eye mixes sellados and señalados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. sellados runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against señalados's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sellados with señalados
A purely visual mix-up. sellados ([seˈʝað̞os]) and señalados ([seɲaˈlað̞os]) 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 52801, 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]. señalados is at rank #17,548, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [seɲaˈlað̞os].
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 52801, this pair ranks #90,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sellados vs señalados
Shared letters: adelos. Private to "sellados": -. Private to "señalados": ñ.
"sellados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "señalados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sellados ← cellados · esllados · selados · selaldos · selladdos · selladoss · selladso · sellaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sellados" and "señalados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sellados" or "señalados"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sellados" and "señalados" 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 "señalados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sellados" and "señalados" 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 #90,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.