Which to use
“señora” is a noun and “severa” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,069
- “señora” frequency rank
- #10,221
- “severa” frequency rank
- 11290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | señora | severa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma respetuosa de referirse a una mujer. Utilizado comúnmente para mujeres adultas o de edad madura. | Forma del femenino de severo. |
Where the eye mixes señora and severa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: señora vs severa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: señora is [seˈɲoɾa] while severa is [seˈβ̞eɾa]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
señora is recorded at frequency rank #1,069, classified as anoun, pronounced [seˈɲoɾa]. severa is at rank #10,221, tagged as anadj, pronounced [seˈβ̞eɾa].
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 11290, this pair ranks #295,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of señora vs severa
Shared letters: aers. Private to "señora": oñ. Private to "severa": v.
"señora" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "severa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- severa ← cevera · esvera · sebera · seevra · sevear · severra · sevrea · sevvera
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "señora" for "severa" ever safe?
Which is more common, "señora" or "severa"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "señora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "severa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "señora" and "severa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "severa vs solera". 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 #295,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.