Which to use
“sentadas” and “sentados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,595
- “sentadas” frequency rank
- #8,587
- “sentados” frequency rank
- 32182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sentadas | sentados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de sentado, participio de sentar o de sentarse. | Forma del plural de sentado, participio de sentar o de sentarse. |
Where the eye mixes sentadas and sentados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. sentadas and sentados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: sentadas vs sentados
A purely visual mix-up. sentadas ([sẽn̪ˈt̪að̞as]) and sentados ([sẽn̪ˈt̪að̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “sentadas” becomes o in “sentados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sentadas is recorded at frequency rank #23,595, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪að̞as]. sentados is at rank #8,587, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪að̞os].
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 32182, this pair ranks #203,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sentadas vs sentados
Shared letters: adenst. Private to "sentadas": -. Private to "sentados": o.
"sentadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "sentados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sentadas" for "sentados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sentadas" or "sentados"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sentadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sentados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sentadas" and "sentados" 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 #203,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.