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Which to use

“sensatas” and “sensato” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,697
“sensatas” frequency rank
#16,215
“sensato” frequency rank
64912
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sensatas sensato
Definition Forma del femenino plural de sensato. Prudente, cuerdo de buen juicio.

Where the eye mixes sensatas and sensato

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sensatas runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against sensato's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
sensatas
7 ch
sensato

Why the eye confuses sensatas with sensato

A purely visual mix-up. sensatas ([sẽnˈsat̪as]) and sensato ([sẽnˈsat̪o]) 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 64912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sensatas is recorded at frequency rank #48,697, classified as anadj, pronounced [sẽnˈsat̪as]. sensato is at rank #16,215, tagged as anadj, pronounced [sẽnˈsat̪o].

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 64912, this pair ranks #44,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sensatas vs sensato

Shared letters: aenst. Private to "sensatas": -. Private to "sensato": o.

"sensatas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "sensato" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sensatas ← censatas · esnsatas · senastas · sennsatas · sensaats · sensatass · sensatsa · sensattas
  • sensato ← censato · esnsato · senasto · sennsato · sensaot · sensatto · senssato · senstao

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "sensatas" for "sensato" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([sẽnˈsat̪as] versus [sẽnˈsat̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sensatas" or "sensato"?
"sensato" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,215 in our Spanish list, against #48,697 for "sensatas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sensatas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sensato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #44,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sensatas" and "sensato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sensatas vs sensatos". 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 #44,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list