Which to use
“sembrada” is a participle and “sembrar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,407
- “sembrada” frequency rank
- #11,490
- “sembrar” frequency rank
- 58897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sembrada | sembrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de sembrado, participio de sembrar. | Esparcir o enterrar semillas sobre la tierra para que se desarrollen y reproduzcan. |
Where the eye mixes sembrada and sembrar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sembrada vs sembrar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sembrada is [sẽmˈbɾað̞a] while sembrar is [sẽmˈbɾaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sembrada is recorded at frequency rank #47,407, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [sẽmˈbɾað̞a]. sembrar is at rank #11,490, tagged as averb, pronounced [sẽmˈbɾaɾ].
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 58897, this pair ranks #64,699 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sembrada vs sembrar
Shared letters: abemrs. Private to "sembrada": d. Private to "sembrar": -.
"sembrada" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "sembrar" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sembrada" for "sembrar" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sembrada" or "sembrar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sembrada" and "sembrar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sembrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sembrar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,699 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sembrada" and "sembrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sembrada vs sembrando". 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 #64,699 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.