Which to use
“señalada” is a participle and “señalan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,598
- “señalada” frequency rank
- #7,360
- “señalan” frequency rank
- 30958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | señalada | señalan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de señalado, participio de señalar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de señalar. |
Where the eye mixes señalada and señalan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. señalada runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against señalan's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses señalada with señalan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: señalada is [seɲaˈlað̞a] while señalan is [seˈɲalãn]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30958, 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]. señalan is at rank #7,360, tagged as averb, pronounced [seˈɲalãn].
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 30958, this pair ranks #209,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of señalada vs señalan
Shared letters: aelsñ. Private to "señalada": d. Private to "señalan": n.
"señalada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "señalan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "señalada" for "señalan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "señalada" vs "señalan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "señalada" and "señalan" 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 "señalan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "señalada" and "señalan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "señalaban vs señalada". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #209,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.