Which to use
“señalada” and “señaladas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,598
- “señalada” frequency rank
- #25,810
- “señaladas” frequency rank
- 49408
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | señalada | señaladas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de señalado, participio de señalar. | Forma del femenino plural de señalado, participio de señalar. |
Where the eye mixes señalada and señaladas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. señalada runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against señaladas's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: señalada vs señaladas
A purely visual mix-up. señalada ([seɲaˈlað̞a]) and señaladas ([seɲaˈlað̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “señalada” sits inside “señaladas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
señalada is recorded at frequency rank #23,598, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [seɲaˈlað̞a]. señaladas is at rank #25,810, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [seɲaˈlað̞as].
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 49408, this pair ranks #109,036 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of señalada vs señaladas
Shared letters: adelsñ. Private to "señalada": -. Private to "señaladas": -.
"señalada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "señaladas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "señalada" and "señaladas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "señalada" or "señaladas" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "señalada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "señaladas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,036 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "señalada" and "señaladas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "señaladas vs señalamos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #109,036 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.