Which to use
“sentíamos” and “sintamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,988
- “sentíamos” frequency rank
- #38,390
- “sintamos” frequency rank
- 78378
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sentíamos | sintamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sentir. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de sentir. |
Where the eye mixes sentíamos and sintamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sentíamos with sintamos
A purely visual mix-up. sentíamos ([sẽn̪ˈt̪iamos]) and sintamos ([sĩn̪ˈt̪amos]) 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 78378, 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]. sintamos is at rank #38,390, tagged as averb, pronounced [sĩn̪ˈt̪amos].
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 78378, this pair ranks #14,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sentíamos vs sintamos
Shared letters: amnost. Private to "sentíamos": eí. Private to "sintamos": i.
"sentíamos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "sintamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sintamos ← cintamos · isntamos · sinatmos · sinntamos · sintammos · sintamoss · sintamso · sintaoms
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sentíamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sintamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sentíamos" and "sintamos" 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 #14,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.