siguiente

[siˈɣ̞jẽn̪t̪e]

/[siˈɣ̞jẽn̪t̪e]/ adj

The verdict

“siguiente” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #389. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#389
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que está, va o acontece inmediatamente a continuación o después.

Corpus desk

Index ES-siguiente · siguiente · Spanish

siguiente · rank #389 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #389
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH libro

Nearest frequency peer: libro (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “siguiente”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “siguiente” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

siguiente vs sirviente
78% similar
siguiente vs siguientes
90% similar
siguiente vs siguiendo
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for siguiente
PropertyValue
Headwordsiguiente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[siˈɣ̞jẽn̪t̪e]
Letters9
Frequency rank#389
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “siguiente”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).siguientecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “libro” (#388), “veo” (#390), “Juan” (#387). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “siguiente” va en #389. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around siguiente (IPA [siˈɣ̞jẽn̪t̪e]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #389 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Que está, va o acontece inmediatamente a continuación o después.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for siguiente, with forms such as "ciguiente", "isguiente", and "sgiuiente". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "sirviente", "siguientes", "siguiendo", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is siguiente, spelled S-I-G-U-I-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que está, va o acontece inmediatamente a continuación o después.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how siguiente appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Y asy fecha la tala, mandó alçar su rreal y salióse a la çibdad de Córdova, donde venido, mandó pagar el sueldo a toda la gente para que se fuesen a sus tierras y para que el año siguiente estoviesen aperçividos.
  2. Lo que vos Antonio de Torres, capitán de la nao Marigalante e alcaide de la cibdat Isabela, avéis de desir e suplicar de mi parte al Rey, e a la Reina, Nuestros señores, es lo siguiente.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ciguiente
  • isguiente
  • sgiuiente
  • sigguiente
  • sigiuente
  • sigueinte
  • siguienet
  • siguiennte
  • siguientte
  • siguietne
  • siguinete
  • siugiente
  • ssiguiente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of siguiente - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ciguiente1isguiente2sgiuiente2sigguiente1sigiuente2sigueinte2siguienet2siguiennte1
Edit distance from "siguiente"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "siguiente"?
"siguiente" is spelled S-I-G-U-I-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [siˈɣ̞jẽn̪t̪e].
What does "siguiente" mean?
As an adjective, "siguiente" means: Que está, va o acontece inmediatamente a continuación o después.
What words are commonly confused with "siguiente"?
"siguiente" is commonly confused with "sirviente", "siguientes", "siguiendo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "siguiente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "siguiente" is [siˈɣ̞jẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "siguiente" come from?
"siguiente" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "siguiente", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list