Which to use
“señalan” and “señalé” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,360
- “señalan” frequency rank
- #46,808
- “señalé” frequency rank
- 54168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | señalan | señalé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de señalar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de señalar. |
Where the eye mixes señalan and señalé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. señalan runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against señalé's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between señalan and señalé
A purely visual mix-up. señalan ([seˈɲalãn]) and señalé ([seɲaˈle]) 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 54168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
señalan is recorded at frequency rank #7,360, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈɲalãn]. señalé is at rank #46,808, tagged as averb, pronounced [seɲaˈle].
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 54168, this pair ranks #84,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of señalan vs señalé
Shared letters: aelsñ. Private to "señalan": n. Private to "señalé": é.
"señalan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "señalé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "señalan" and "señalé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "señalan" or "señalé" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "señalan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "señalé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "señalan" and "señalé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seal vs señalé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #84,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.