Which to use
“sentíamos” and “sentimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,988
- “sentíamos” frequency rank
- #4,381
- “sentimos” frequency rank
- 44369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sentíamos | sentimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sentir. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de sentir. |
Where the eye mixes sentíamos and sentimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. sentíamos runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against sentimos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sentíamos and sentimos
A purely visual mix-up. sentíamos ([sẽn̪ˈt̪iamos]) and sentimos ([sẽn̪ˈt̪imos]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44369, 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]. sentimos is at rank #4,381, tagged as averb, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪imos].
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 44369, this pair ranks #137,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sentíamos vs sentimos
Shared letters: emnost. Private to "sentíamos": aí. Private to "sentimos": i.
"sentíamos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "sentimos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sentimos ← centimos · esntimos · senitmos · senntimos · sentimmos · sentimoss · sentimso · sentioms
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sentíamos" and "sentimos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sentíamos" or "sentimos" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sentíamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sentimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sentíamos" and "sentimos" 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 #137,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.