Which to use
“sentadas” is a participle and “sentamos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,595
- “sentadas” frequency rank
- #22,510
- “sentamos” frequency rank
- 46105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sentadas | sentamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de sentado, participio de sentar o de sentarse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de sentar o de sentarse. |
Where the eye mixes sentadas and sentamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sentadas and sentamos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sentadas is [sẽn̪ˈt̪að̞as] while sentamos is [sẽn̪ˈt̪amos]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46105, 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]. sentamos is at rank #22,510, tagged as averb, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪amos].
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 46105, this pair ranks #127,627 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sentadas vs sentamos
Shared letters: aenst. Private to "sentadas": d. Private to "sentamos": mo.
"sentadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "sentamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sentadas" and "sentamos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sentadas" or "sentamos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sentadas" and "sentamos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sentadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sentamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,627 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sentadas" and "sentamos" 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 #127,627 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.