Which to use
“sembrar” and “sembró” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,490
- “sembrar” frequency rank
- #34,777
- “sembró” frequency rank
- 46267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sembrar | sembró |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Esparcir o enterrar semillas sobre la tierra para que se desarrollen y reproduzcan. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sembrar. |
Where the eye mixes sembrar and sembró
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sembrar vs sembró
A purely visual mix-up. sembrar ([sẽmˈbɾaɾ]) and sembró ([sẽmˈbɾo]) 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 46267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sembrar is recorded at frequency rank #11,490, classified as averb, pronounced [sẽmˈbɾaɾ]. sembró is at rank #34,777, tagged as averb, pronounced [sẽmˈbɾo].
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 46267, this pair ranks #126,726 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sembrar vs sembró
Shared letters: bemrs. Private to "sembrar": a. Private to "sembró": ó.
"sembrar" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "sembró" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sembrar ← cembrar · esmbrar · sebmrar · sembarr · sembbrar · sembrarr · sembrra · sembrrar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sembrar" for "sembró" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sembrar" or "sembró" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sembrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sembró" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,726 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sembrar" and "sembró" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sembró vs separo". 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 #126,726 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.