Which to use
“persigue” and “persiguió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,849
- “persigue” frequency rank
- #24,598
- “persiguió” frequency rank
- 33447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | persigue | persiguió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de perseguir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de perseguir. |
Where the eye mixes persigue and persiguió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. persigue runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against persiguió's 9 (CVCCVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: persigue vs persiguió
A purely visual mix-up. persigue ([peɾˈsiɣ̞e]) and persiguió ([peɾsiˈɣ̞jo]) 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 33447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
persigue is recorded at frequency rank #8,849, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈsiɣ̞e]. persiguió is at rank #24,598, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾsiˈɣ̞jo].
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 33447, this pair ranks #196,753 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of persigue vs persiguió
Shared letters: egiprsu. Private to "persigue": -. Private to "persiguió": ó.
"persigue" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "persiguió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- persigue ← eprsigue · percigue · perisgue · perrsigue · persgiue · persigeu · persiggue · persiuge
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "persigue" and "persiguió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "persigue" or "persiguió"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "persigue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "persiguió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,753 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "persigue" and "persiguió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "persigan vs persigue". 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 #196,753 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.