Which to use
“sentir” and “sintió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,157
- “sentir” frequency rank
- #5,047
- “sintió” frequency rank
- 6204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sentir | sintió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Percibir por cualquiera de los sentidos, sobre todo por el tacto. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sentir. |
Where the eye mixes sentir and sintió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. sentir ([sẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]) and sintió ([sĩn̪ˈt̪jo]) 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 6204, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sentir is recorded at frequency rank #1,157, classified as averb, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]. sintió is at rank #5,047, tagged as averb, pronounced [sĩn̪ˈt̪jo].
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 6204, this pair ranks #311,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sentir vs sintió
Shared letters: inst. Private to "sentir": er. Private to "sintió": ó.
"sentir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sintió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sentir ← centir · esntir · senitr · senntir · sentirr · sentri · senttir · setnir