Which to use
“sentada” is a noun and “sentadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,118
- “sentada” frequency rank
- #23,595
- “sentadas” frequency rank
- 29713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sentada | sentadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tiempo que está sentada una persona. | Forma del femenino plural de sentado, participio de sentar o de sentarse. |
Where the eye mixes sentada and sentadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sentada with sentadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sentada is [sẽn̪ˈt̪að̞a] while sentadas is [sẽn̪ˈt̪að̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “sentada” sits inside “sentadas”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sentada is recorded at frequency rank #6,118, classified as anoun, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪að̞a]. sentadas is at rank #23,595, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪að̞as].
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 29713, this pair ranks #215,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sentada vs sentadas
Shared letters: adenst. Private to "sentada": -. Private to "sentadas": -.
"sentada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "sentadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sentada" for "sentadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sentada" vs "sentadas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sentada" and "sentadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sentada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sentadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sentada" and "sentadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sensatas vs sentadas". 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 #215,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.