Which to use
“sentadas” and “sentidas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,595
- “sentadas” frequency rank
- #47,410
- “sentidas” frequency rank
- 71005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sentadas | sentidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de sentado, participio de sentar o de sentarse. | Forma del femenino plural de sentido, participio de sentir. |
Where the eye mixes sentadas and sentidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sentadas and sentidas
A purely visual mix-up. sentadas ([sẽn̪ˈt̪að̞as]) and sentidas ([sẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞as]) 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 i in “sentidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71005, 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]. sentidas is at rank #47,410, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞as].
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 71005, this pair ranks #28,441 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sentadas vs sentidas
Shared letters: adenst. Private to "sentadas": -. Private to "sentidas": i.
"sentadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "sentidas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sentadas" and "sentidas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sentadas" or "sentidas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sentadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sentidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,441 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sentadas" and "sentidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sentías vs sentidas". 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 #28,441 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.