Which to use
“señalados” and “separados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,548
- “señalados” frequency rank
- #6,119
- “separados” frequency rank
- 23667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | señalados | separados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de señalado, participio de señalar. | Forma del plural de separado, participio de separar o de separarse. |
Where the eye mixes señalados and separados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. señalados and separados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: señalados vs separados
A purely visual mix-up. señalados ([seɲaˈlað̞os]) and separados ([sepaˈɾað̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23667, 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]. separados is at rank #6,119, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [sepaˈɾað̞os].
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 23667, this pair ranks #244,724 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of señalados vs separados
Shared letters: adeos. Private to "señalados": lñ. Private to "separados": pr.
"señalados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "separados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- separados ← ceparados · esparados · seaprados · sepaardos · separaddos · separadoss · separadso · separaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "señalados" for "separados" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "señalados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "separados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,724 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "señalados" and "separados" 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 #244,724 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.