sepasvsspamTell them apart

Quick tell: sepas is a verb, spam is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sepas” is a verb and “spam” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,257
“sepas” frequency rank
#8,320
“spam” frequency rank
13577
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sepas spam
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de saber. Mensaje electrónico no solicitado, no autorizado, no deseado, enviado en masa vía redes de comunicación de datos como el correo electrónico (llamándose en este caso correo basura), los grupos de noticias, etc.

Where the eye mixes sepas and spam

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
sepas
4 ch
spam

Visual trap between sepas and spam

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sepas is [ˈsepas] while spam is [ˈspæm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13577, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sepas is recorded at frequency rank #5,257, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsepas]. spam is at rank #8,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈspæm].

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 13577, this pair ranks #287,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sepas vs spam

Shared letters: aps. Private to "sepas": e. Private to "spam": m.

"sepas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "spam" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sepasespas · seaps · sepass · seppas · sepsa · speas · ssepas
  • spampsam · sapm · spamm · spma · sppam · sspam

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sepas" and "spam" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sepas" is a verb and "spam" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sepas" or "spam" show up more?
"sepas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,257 in our Spanish list, against #8,320 for "spam". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sepas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "spam" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #287,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sepas" and "spam" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spam vs stem". 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 #287,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list