señaladasvsseñaladosTell them apart

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“señaladas” and “señalados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,810
“señaladas” frequency rank
#17,548
“señalados” frequency rank
43358
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature señaladas señalados
Definition Forma del femenino plural de señalado, participio de señalar. Forma del plural de señalado, participio de señalar.

Where the eye mixes señaladas and señalados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. señaladas and señalados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
señaladas
9 ch
señalados

Why the eye confuses señaladas with señalados

A purely visual mix-up. señaladas ([seɲaˈlað̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “señaladas” becomes o in “señalados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

señaladas is recorded at frequency rank #25,810, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [seɲaˈlað̞as]. 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 43358, this pair ranks #143,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of señaladas vs señalados

Shared letters: adelsñ. Private to "señaladas": -. Private to "señalados": o.

"señaladas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "señalados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "señaladas" and "señalados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([seɲaˈlað̞as] versus [seɲaˈlað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "señaladas" or "señalados"?
"señalados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,548 in our Spanish list, against #25,810 for "señaladas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "señaladas" 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 #143,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "señaladas" and "señalados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "señaladas vs señalamos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #143,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list