Which to use
“señalé” is a verb and “señales” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,808
- “señalé” frequency rank
- #3,149
- “señales” frequency rank
- 49957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | señalé | señales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de señalar. | Forma del plural de señal. |
Where the eye mixes señalé and señales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. señalé runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against señales's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: señalé vs señales
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: señalé is [seɲaˈle] while señales is [seˈɲales]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
señalé is recorded at frequency rank #46,808, classified as averb, pronounced [seɲaˈle]. 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 49957, this pair ranks #105,907 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of señalé vs señales
Shared letters: aelsñ. Private to "señalé": é. Private to "señales": -.
"señalé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "señales" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "señalé" and "señales" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "señalé" vs "señales" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "señalé" 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 #105,907 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "señalé" and "señales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seal vs señalé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #105,907 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.