# segue

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈsɛɡweɪ/ · frequency rank #49,626

## Definitions
1. To move smoothly from one state or subject to another.
2. To make a smooth transition from one theme to another.
3. To play a sequence of records with no talk between them.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian segue (“it follows”), from seguire (“to follow”), from Latin sequor; originally a term used in a musical score to indicate that the next movement or passage is to follow without a break. Cognate with Spanish seguir. Doublet of sue. Related to suit and sequence.

## Easily confused with
- **sue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/segue-vs-sue)
- **sense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/segue-vs-sense)
- **serve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/segue-vs-serve)
- **setup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/segue-vs-setup)
- **Seoul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/segue-vs-seoul)
- **siege** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/segue-vs-siege)
- **seize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/segue-vs-seize)
- **serum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/segue-vs-serum)
- **serie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/segue-vs-serie)
- **serge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/segue-vs-serge)
- **seine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/segue-vs-seine)
- **sequel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/segue-vs-sequel)
- **Seguin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/segue-vs-seguin)
- **Segway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/segue-vs-segway)
- **see** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/see-vs-segue)
- **sage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sage-vs-segue)
- **Sega** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sega-vs-segue)
- **Segal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/segal-vs-segue)
- **secure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secure-vs-segue)
- **seduce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seduce-vs-segue)

## Common misspellings (6)
`esgue`, `segeu`, `seggue`, `seuge`, `sgeue`, `ssegue`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/segue