Which to use
“sevillana” and “sevillano” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,400
- “sevillana” frequency rank
- #23,947
- “sevillano” frequency rank
- 53347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sevillana | sevillano |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femenino de sevillano. | Persona originaria o habitante de Sevilla, en España. |
Where the eye mixes sevillana and sevillano
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. sevillana and sevillano follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: sevillana vs sevillano
A purely visual mix-up. sevillana ([seβ̞iˈʝana]) and sevillano ([seβ̞iˈʝano]) 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 - a in “sevillana” becomes o in “sevillano”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sevillana is recorded at frequency rank #29,400, classified as anadj, pronounced [seβ̞iˈʝana]. sevillano is at rank #23,947, tagged as anadj, pronounced [seβ̞iˈʝano].
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 53347, this pair ranks #88,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sevillana vs sevillano
Shared letters: aeilnsv. Private to "sevillana": -. Private to "sevillano": o.
"sevillana" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "sevillano" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sevillana" for "sevillano" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sevillana" vs "sevillano" - 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 "sevillana" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sevillano" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sevillana" and "sevillano" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sevillana vs sevillanos". 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 #88,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.