Which to use
“sentimos” and “sintamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,381
- “sentimos” frequency rank
- #38,390
- “sintamos” frequency rank
- 42771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sentimos | sintamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de sentir. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de sentir. |
Where the eye mixes sentimos and sintamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sentimos and sintamos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between sentimos and sintamos
A purely visual mix-up. sentimos ([sẽn̪ˈt̪imos]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sentimos is recorded at frequency rank #4,381, classified as averb, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪imos]. 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 42771, this pair ranks #146,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sentimos vs sintamos
Shared letters: imnost. Private to "sentimos": e. Private to "sintamos": a.
"sentimos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "sintamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sentimos" and "sintamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sentimos" vs "sintamos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sentimos" 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 #146,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sentimos" and "sintamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saltamos vs sintamos". 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 #146,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.