seguíavsseguísWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#4,116
“seguía” frequency rank
#15,226
“seguís” frequency rank
19342
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature seguía seguís
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de seguir. Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de seguir.

Where the eye mixes seguía and seguís

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. seguía (CVCVVV) and seguís (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
seguía
6 ch
seguís

Visual trap between seguía and seguís

A purely visual mix-up. seguía ([seˈɣ̞ia]) and seguís ([seˈɣ̞is]) 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 - a in “seguía” becomes s in “seguís”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

seguía is recorded at frequency rank #4,116, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈɣ̞ia]. seguís is at rank #15,226, tagged as averb, pronounced [seˈɣ̞is].

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 19342, this pair ranks #264,191 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of seguía vs seguís

Shared letters: egsuí. Private to "seguía": a. Private to "seguís": -.

"seguía" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV  ·  "seguís" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "seguía" and "seguís" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([seˈɣ̞ia] versus [seˈɣ̞is]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "seguía" vs "seguís" - which ranks higher?
"seguía" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,116 in our Spanish list, against #15,226 for "seguís". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "seguía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "seguís" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #264,191 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "seguía" and "seguís" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seguís vs Segur". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #264,191 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