Which to use
“señalan” is a verb and “señales” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,360
- “señalan” frequency rank
- #3,149
- “señales” frequency rank
- 10509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | señalan | señales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de señalar. | Forma del plural de señal. |
Where the eye mixes señalan and señales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. señalan and señales follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses señalan with señales
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: señalan is [seˈɲalãn] while señales is [seˈɲales]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10509, 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]. señales is at rank #3,149, tagged as anoun, pronounced [seˈɲales].
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 10509, this pair ranks #298,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of señalan vs señales
Shared letters: aelsñ. Private to "señalan": n. Private to "señales": -.
"señalan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "señales" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "señalan" for "señales" ever safe?
Which is more common, "señalan" or "señales"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "señalan" and "señales" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "señalan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "señales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "señalan" and "señales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "señalan vs señalé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #298,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.