SeguívsSegurWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“Seguí” and “Segur” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,826
“Seguí” frequency rank
#49,932
“Segur” frequency rank
56758
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Seguí Segur
Definition Apellido. Apellido.

Where the eye mixes Seguí and Segur

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Seguí
5 ch
Segur

Why the eye confuses Seguí with Segur

A purely visual mix-up. Seguí ([seˈɣ̞i]) and Segur ([seˈɣ̞uɾ]) 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 a single letter - í in “Seguí” becomes r in “Segur”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Seguí is recorded at frequency rank #6,826, classified as aname, pronounced [seˈɣ̞i]. Segur is at rank #49,932, tagged as aname, pronounced [seˈɣ̞uɾ].

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 56758, this pair ranks #73,248 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Seguí vs Segur

Shared letters: egsu. Private to "Seguí": í. Private to "Segur": r.

"Seguí" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "Segur" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Segurcegur · esgur · seggur · segru · segurr · seugr · sgeur · ssegur

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Seguí" for "Segur" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([seˈɣ̞i] versus [seˈɣ̞uɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Seguí" or "Segur"?
"Seguí" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,826 in our Spanish list, against #49,932 for "Segur". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Seguí" and "Segur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Seguí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Segur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,248 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Seguí" and "Segur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seguire vs Segur". 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 #73,248 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list