sietevsskateWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: siete is a num, skate is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“siete” is a num and “skate” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#923
“siete” frequency rank
#26,620
“skate” frequency rank
27543
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature siete skate
Definition Seis y uno. Patineta.

Where the eye mixes siete and skate

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

5 ch
siete
5 ch
skate

Visual trap between siete and skate

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: siete is [ˈsjet̪e] while skate is [esˈkejt̪]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (num vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

siete is recorded at frequency rank #923, classified as anum, pronounced [ˈsjet̪e]. skate is at rank #26,620, tagged as anoun, pronounced [esˈkejt̪].

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 27543, this pair ranks #226,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of siete vs skate

Shared letters: est. Private to "siete": i. Private to "skate": ak.

"siete" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "skate" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sieteciete · isete · seite · sieet · siette · sitee · ssiete
  • skateksate · sakte · skaet · skatte · skkate · sktae · sskate

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "siete" and "skate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "siete" is a num and "skate" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "siete" or "skate"?
"siete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #923 in our Spanish list, against #26,620 for "skate". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "siete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "skate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #226,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "siete" and "skate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sácate vs skate". 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 #226,324 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