Which to use
“señalado” is a verb and “señalados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,890
- “señalado” frequency rank
- #17,548
- “señalados” frequency rank
- 23438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | señalado | señalados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de señalar. | Forma del plural de señalado, participio de señalar. |
Where the eye mixes señalado and señalados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. señalado runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against señalados's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses señalado with señalados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: señalado is [seɲaˈlað̞o] while señalados is [seɲaˈlað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “señalado” sits inside “señalados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
señalado is recorded at frequency rank #5,890, classified as averb, pronounced [seɲaˈlað̞o]. 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 23438, this pair ranks #245,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of señalado vs señalados
Shared letters: adelosñ. Private to "señalado": -. Private to "señalados": -.
"señalado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "señalados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "señalado" and "señalados" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "señalado" or "señalados" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "señalado" 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 #245,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "señalado" and "señalados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "señalados vs señalamos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #245,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.