Which to use
“perseguía” and “perseguir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,718
- “perseguía” frequency rank
- #7,335
- “perseguir” frequency rank
- 35053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perseguía | perseguir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de perseguir. | Ir tras quien huye para alcanzarlo. |
Where the eye mixes perseguía and perseguir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. perseguía (CVCCVCVVV) and perseguir (CVCCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses perseguía with perseguir
A purely visual mix-up. perseguía ([peɾseˈɣ̞ia]) and perseguir ([peɾseˈɣ̞iɾ]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perseguía is recorded at frequency rank #27,718, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾseˈɣ̞ia]. perseguir is at rank #7,335, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾseˈɣ̞iɾ].
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 35053, this pair ranks #188,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perseguía vs perseguir
Shared letters: egprsu. Private to "perseguía": aí. Private to "perseguir": i.
"perseguía" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVV · "perseguir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perseguir ← eprseguir · perceguir · peresguir · perrseguir · persegguir · persegiur · perseguirr · perseguri
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perseguía" and "perseguir" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "perseguía" or "perseguir"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "perseguía" and "perseguir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perseguía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perseguir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perseguía" and "perseguir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perseguía vs perseguidas". 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 #188,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.