Which to use
“sentía” and “sentían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,954
- “sentía” frequency rank
- #16,216
- “sentían” frequency rank
- 19170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sentía | sentían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sentir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sentir. |
Where the eye mixes sentía and sentían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. sentía ([sẽn̪ˈt̪ia]) and sentían ([sẽn̪ˈt̪iãn]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “sentía” sits inside “sentían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sentía is recorded at frequency rank #2,954, classified as averb, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪ia]. sentían is at rank #16,216, tagged as averb, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪iãn].
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 19170, this pair ranks #264,881 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sentía vs sentían
Shared letters: aenstí. Private to "sentía": -. Private to "sentían": -.
"sentía" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "sentían" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC