Which to use
“perseguido” and “perseguir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,647
- “perseguido” frequency rank
- #7,335
- “perseguir” frequency rank
- 18982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perseguido | perseguir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de perseguir. | Ir tras quien huye para alcanzarlo. |
Where the eye mixes perseguido and perseguir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. perseguido runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVVCV) against perseguir's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses perseguido with perseguir
A purely visual mix-up. perseguido ([peɾseˈɣ̞ið̞o]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perseguido is recorded at frequency rank #11,647, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾseˈɣ̞ið̞o]. 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 18982, this pair ranks #265,661 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perseguido vs perseguir
Shared letters: egiprsu. Private to "perseguido": do. Private to "perseguir": -.
"perseguido" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCV · "perseguir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perseguido ← eprseguido · perceguido · peresguido · perrseguido · persegguido · persegiudo · persegudio · perseguiddo
- perseguir ← eprseguir · perceguir · peresguir · perrseguir · persegguir · persegiur · perseguirr · perseguri
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perseguido" and "perseguir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "perseguido" vs "perseguir" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perseguido" 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 #265,661 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perseguido" and "perseguir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perseguidas vs perseguido". 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 #265,661 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.