Which to use
“sepan” and “sepas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,836
- “sepan” frequency rank
- #5,257
- “sepas” frequency rank
- 10093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sepan | sepas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de saber. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de saber. |
Where the eye mixes sepan and sepas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sepan and sepas
A purely visual mix-up. sepan ([ˈsepãn]) and sepas ([ˈsepas]) 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 a single letter - n in “sepan” becomes s in “sepas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sepan is recorded at frequency rank #4,836, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsepãn]. sepas is at rank #5,257, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsepas].
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 10093, this pair ranks #299,839 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sepan vs sepas
Shared letters: aeps. Private to "sepan": n. Private to "sepas": -.
"sepan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "sepas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sepan" and "sepas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sepan" or "sepas"?
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 "sepan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sepas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,839 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sepan" and "sepas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sepas vs seta". 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 #299,839 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.