Which to use
“Seguí” is a name and “seguro” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,826
- “Seguí” frequency rank
- #335
- “seguro” frequency rank
- 7161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Seguí | seguro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido. | Exento de riesgo o peligro. |
Where the eye mixes Seguí and seguro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Seguí runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against seguro's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Seguí vs seguro
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Seguí is [seˈɣ̞i] while seguro is [seˈɣ̞uɾo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7161, 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]. seguro is at rank #335, tagged as anadj, pronounced [seˈɣ̞uɾo].
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 7161, this pair ranks #308,769 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Seguí vs seguro
Shared letters: egsu. Private to "Seguí": í. Private to "seguro": or.
"Seguí" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "seguro" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- seguro ← ceguro · esguro · segguro · segruo · seguor · segurro · seugro · sgeuro
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Seguí" for "seguro" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Seguí" or "seguro" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Seguí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seguro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,769 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Seguí" and "seguro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Seguí 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 #308,769 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.