Which to use
“señalada” and “señalados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,598
- “señalada” frequency rank
- #17,548
- “señalados” frequency rank
- 41146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | señalada | señalados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de señalado, participio de señalar. | Forma del plural de señalado, participio de señalar. |
Where the eye mixes señalada and señalados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. señalada runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against señalados's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: señalada vs señalados
A purely visual mix-up. señalada ([seɲaˈlað̞a]) and señalados ([seɲaˈlað̞os]) 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 41146, 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]. señalados is at rank #17,548, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [seɲaˈlað̞os].
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 41146, this pair ranks #155,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of señalada vs señalados
Shared letters: adelsñ. Private to "señalada": -. Private to "señalados": o.
"señalada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "señalados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "señalada" for "señalados" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "señalada" or "señalados" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "señalada" and "señalados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "señalada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "señalados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "señalada" and "señalados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "señalados vs señalamos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #155,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.