Which to use
“señalados” and “sentados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,548
- “señalados” frequency rank
- #8,587
- “sentados” frequency rank
- 26135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | señalados | sentados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de señalado, participio de señalar. | Forma del plural de sentado, participio de sentar o de sentarse. |
Where the eye mixes señalados and sentados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. señalados runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against sentados's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between señalados and sentados
A purely visual mix-up. señalados ([seɲaˈlað̞os]) and sentados ([sẽn̪ˈt̪að̞os]) 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 26135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
señalados is recorded at frequency rank #17,548, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [seɲaˈlað̞os]. sentados is at rank #8,587, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪að̞os].
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 26135, this pair ranks #233,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of señalados vs sentados
Shared letters: adeos. Private to "señalados": lñ. Private to "sentados": nt.
"señalados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "sentados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sentados ← centados · esntados · senatdos · senntados · sentaddos · sentadoss · sentadso · sentaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "señalados" and "sentados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "señalados" or "sentados"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "señalados" and "sentados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "señalados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sentados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "señalados" and "sentados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "señalados 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 #233,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.