Which to use
“señaladas” and “sentadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,810
- “señaladas” frequency rank
- #23,595
- “sentadas” frequency rank
- 49405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | señaladas | sentadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de señalado, participio de señalar. | Forma del femenino plural de sentado, participio de sentar o de sentarse. |
Where the eye mixes señaladas and sentadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between señaladas and sentadas
A purely visual mix-up. señaladas ([seɲaˈlað̞as]) and sentadas ([sẽn̪ˈt̪að̞as]) 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 49405, 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]. sentadas is at rank #23,595, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪að̞as].
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 49405, this pair ranks #109,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of señaladas vs sentadas
Shared letters: ades. Private to "señaladas": lñ. Private to "sentadas": nt.
"señaladas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "sentadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sentadas ← centadas · esntadas · senatdas · senntadas · sentaads · sentadass · sentaddas · sentadsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "señaladas" for "sentadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "señaladas" vs "sentadas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "señaladas" and "sentadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "señaladas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sentadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "señaladas" and "sentadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "señaladas vs señalamos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #109,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.