Which to use
“persiga” and “persigan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,872
- “persiga” frequency rank
- #44,921
- “persigan” frequency rank
- 83793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | persiga | persigan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de perseguir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de perseguir. |
Where the eye mixes persiga and persigan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. persiga runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against persigan's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between persiga and persigan
A purely visual mix-up. persiga ([peɾˈsiɣ̞a]) and persigan ([peɾˈsiɣ̞ãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “persiga” sits inside “persigan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
persiga is recorded at frequency rank #38,872, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈsiɣ̞a]. persigan is at rank #44,921, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈsiɣ̞ãn].
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 83793, this pair ranks #7,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of persiga vs persigan
Shared letters: aegiprs. Private to "persiga": -. Private to "persigan": n.
"persiga" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "persigan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "persiga" and "persigan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "persiga" or "persigan" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "persiga" and "persigan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "persiga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "persigan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "persiga" and "persigan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perciba vs persiga". 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 #7,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.