Which to use
“sensor” and “sensores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,815
- “sensor” frequency rank
- #12,054
- “sensores” frequency rank
- 29869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sensor | sensores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dispositivo que recibe o responde estímulos como la luz, la temperatura, el nivel de radiación, presión, etcétera, usualmente envia una señal a un observador o a un instrumento de medición o de control. | Forma del plural de sensor. |
Where the eye mixes sensor and sensores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sensor runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against sensores's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sensor and sensores
A purely visual mix-up. sensor ([sẽnˈsoɾ]) and sensores ([sẽnˈsoɾes]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “sensor” sits inside “sensores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sensor is recorded at frequency rank #17,815, classified as anoun, pronounced [sẽnˈsoɾ]. sensores is at rank #12,054, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sẽnˈsoɾes].
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 29869, this pair ranks #214,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sensor vs sensores
Shared letters: enors. Private to "sensor": -. Private to "sensores": -.
"sensor" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sensores" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sensor" for "sensores" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sensor" or "sensores"?
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 "sensor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sensores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sensor" and "sensores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sensor vs sponsor". 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 #214,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.