Which to use
“siento” and “sintió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #462
- “siento” frequency rank
- #5,047
- “sintió” frequency rank
- 5509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | siento | sintió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de sentar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sentir. |
Where the eye mixes siento and sintió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. siento ([ˈsjẽn̪t̪o]) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
siento is recorded at frequency rank #462, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsjẽn̪t̪o]. 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 5509, this pair ranks #313,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of siento vs sintió
Shared letters: inst. Private to "siento": eo. Private to "sintió": ó.
"siento" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "sintió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- siento ← isento · seinto · siennto · sienot · sientto · sietno · sineto · ssiento