Which to use
“sésamo” and “sismo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,856
- “sésamo” frequency rank
- #10,574
- “sismo” frequency rank
- 40430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sésamo | sismo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Sesamum indicum) Planta originaria de la India y África cultivada por sus semillas, ricas en aceites vegetales, que se emplean en gastronomía. | Movimiento de la corteza terrestre causado por la liberación de tensiones acumuladas a lo largo de las fallas geológicas o por la actividad volcánica. |
Where the eye mixes sésamo and sismo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sésamo runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against sismo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sésamo vs sismo
A purely visual mix-up. sésamo ([ˈsesamo]) and sismo ([ˈsismo]) 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 40430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sésamo is recorded at frequency rank #29,856, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsesamo]. sismo is at rank #10,574, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsismo].
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 40430, this pair ranks #159,117 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sésamo vs sismo
Shared letters: mos. Private to "sésamo": aé. Private to "sismo": i.
"sésamo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "sismo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sismo ← cismo · issmo · simso · sismmo · sisom · sissmo · ssimo · ssismo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sésamo" for "sismo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sésamo" or "sismo"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sésamo" and "sismo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sésamo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sismo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,117 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sésamo" and "sismo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "separo vs sésamo". 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 #159,117 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.