Which to use
“señala” and “señalé” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,637
- “señala” frequency rank
- #46,808
- “señalé” frequency rank
- 49445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | señala | señalé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de señalar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de señalar. |
Where the eye mixes señala and señalé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. señala and señalé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses señala with señalé
A purely visual mix-up. señala ([seˈɲala]) and señalé ([seɲaˈle]) 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 a single letter - a in “señala” becomes é in “señalé”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
señala is recorded at frequency rank #2,637, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈɲala]. señalé is at rank #46,808, tagged as averb, pronounced [seɲaˈle].
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 49445, this pair ranks #108,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of señala vs señalé
Shared letters: aelsñ. Private to "señala": -. Private to "señalé": é.
"señala" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "señalé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "señala" and "señalé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "señala" vs "señalé" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "señala" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "señalé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "señala" and "señalé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seal vs señalé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #108,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.