Which to use
“sembró” is a verb and “siembra” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,777
- “sembró” frequency rank
- #9,730
- “siembra” frequency rank
- 44507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sembró | siembra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sembrar. | Acción o efecto de sembrar. |
Where the eye mixes sembró and siembra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sembró with siembra
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sembró is [sẽmˈbɾo] while siembra is [ˈsjẽmbɾa]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sembró is recorded at frequency rank #34,777, classified as averb, pronounced [sẽmˈbɾo]. siembra is at rank #9,730, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsjẽmbɾa].
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 44507, this pair ranks #136,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sembró vs siembra
Shared letters: bemrs. Private to "sembró": ó. Private to "siembra": ai.
"sembró" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "siembra" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- siembra ← ciembra · isembra · seimbra · siebmra · siembar · siembbra · siembrra · siemmbra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sembró" for "siembra" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sembró" or "siembra"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sembró" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "siembra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sembró" and "siembra" 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 #136,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.