Which to use
“sensor” and “sesos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,815
- “sensor” frequency rank
- #34,343
- “sesos” frequency rank
- 52158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sensor | sesos |
|---|---|---|
| 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 seso. |
Where the eye mixes sensor and sesos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sensor vs sesos
A purely visual mix-up. sensor ([sẽnˈsoɾ]) and sesos ([ˈsesos]) 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 52158, 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]. sesos is at rank #34,343, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsesos].
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 52158, this pair ranks #94,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sensor vs sesos
Shared letters: eos. Private to "sensor": nr. Private to "sesos": -.
"sensor" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sesos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sensor" for "sesos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sensor" vs "sesos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sensor" and "sesos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sensor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sesos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sensor" and "sesos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sesos vs soso". 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 #94,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.