señaladasvsseñalamosTell them apart

Quick tell: señaladas is a participle, señalamos is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“señaladas” is a participle and “señalamos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,810
“señaladas” frequency rank
#49,271
“señalamos” frequency rank
75081
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature señaladas señalamos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de señalado, participio de señalar. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de señalar.

Where the eye mixes señaladas and señalamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
señaladas
9 ch
señalamos

Why the eye confuses señaladas with señalamos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: señaladas is [seɲaˈlað̞as] while señalamos is [seɲaˈlamos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75081, 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]. señalamos is at rank #49,271, tagged as averb, pronounced [seɲaˈlamos].

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 75081, this pair ranks #20,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of señaladas vs señalamos

Shared letters: aelsñ. Private to "señaladas": d. Private to "señalamos": mo.

"señaladas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "señalamos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "señaladas" and "señalamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "señaladas" is a participle and "señalamos" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "señaladas" vs "señalamos" - which ranks higher?
"señaladas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,810 in our Spanish list, against #49,271 for "señalamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "señaladas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "señalamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #20,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "señaladas" and "señalamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "señalamos vs sentíamos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #20,218 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