Which to use
“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.
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?
Which is more common, "señaladas" or "señalados"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.