sentadavssentaráWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sentada is a noun, sentará is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sentada” is a noun and “sentará” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,118
“sentada” frequency rank
#48,076
“sentará” frequency rank
54194
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sentada sentará
Definition Tiempo que está sentada una persona. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de sentar o de sentarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sentada and sentará apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
sentada
7 ch
sentará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sentada is [sẽn̪ˈt̪að̞a] while sentará is [sẽn̪t̪aˈɾa]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54194, 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]. sentará is at rank #48,076, tagged as averb, pronounced [sẽn̪t̪aˈɾa].

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 54194, this pair ranks #84,399 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sentada vs sentará

Shared letters: aenst. Private to "sentada": d. Private to "sentará": .

"sentada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "sentará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sentadacentada · esntada · senatda · senntada · sentaad · sentadda · sentdaa · senttada

Frequency comparison

sentada#6,118
sentará#48,076

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sentada" and "sentará" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sentada" is a noun and "sentará" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sentada" or "sentará"?
"sentada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,118 in our Spanish list, against #48,076 for "sentará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sentada vs sentará

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “sentada”; for a verb, it's “sentará”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sentada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list