Which to use
“síntoma” and “sistema” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,497
- “síntoma” frequency rank
- #220
- “sistema” frequency rank
- 11717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | síntoma | sistema |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variación en la percepción de alguna función orgánica o el estado corporal que un paciente señala a su médico como índice de una patología. | Conjunto de reglas, principios, ideas o cosas, que están unidas por un criterio común y tienen una finalidad determinada. |
Where the eye mixes síntoma and sistema
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. síntoma and sistema follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between síntoma and sistema
A purely visual mix-up. síntoma ([ˈsĩn̪t̪oma]) and sistema ([sisˈt̪ema]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
síntoma is recorded at frequency rank #11,497, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsĩn̪t̪oma]. sistema is at rank #220, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sisˈt̪ema].
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 11717, this pair ranks #294,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of síntoma vs sistema
Shared letters: amst. Private to "síntoma": noí. Private to "sistema": ei.
"síntoma" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "sistema" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sistema ← cistema · isstema · sisetma · sisstema · sisteam · sistemma · sistmea · sisttema
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "síntoma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sistema" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "síntoma" and "sistema" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sistema vs sister". 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 #294,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.