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.
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?
Frequency check: "seguía" vs "seguís" - which ranks higher?
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.