Which to use
“sentíamos” is a verb and “sentidos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,988
- “sentíamos” frequency rank
- #5,156
- “sentidos” frequency rank
- 45144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sentíamos | sentidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sentir. | Forma del plural de sentido. |
Where the eye mixes sentíamos and sentidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sentíamos runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against sentidos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sentíamos with sentidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sentíamos is [sẽn̪ˈt̪iamos] while sentidos is [sẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sentíamos is recorded at frequency rank #39,988, classified as averb, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪iamos]. sentidos is at rank #5,156, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞os].
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 45144, this pair ranks #133,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sentíamos vs sentidos
Shared letters: enost. Private to "sentíamos": amí. Private to "sentidos": di.
"sentíamos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "sentidos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sentidos ← centidos · esntidos · senitdos · senntidos · sentdios · sentiddos · sentidoss · sentidso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sentíamos" for "sentidos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sentíamos" vs "sentidos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sentíamos" and "sentidos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sentíamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sentidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sentíamos" and "sentidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "señalamos vs sentíamos". 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 #133,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.