Which to use
“seguía” is a verb and “sequías” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,116
- “seguía” frequency rank
- #29,841
- “sequías” frequency rank
- 33957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seguía | sequías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de seguir. | Forma del plural de sequía. |
Where the eye mixes seguía and sequías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. seguía runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against sequías's 7 (CVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: seguía vs sequías
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: seguía is [seˈɣ̞ia] while sequías is [seˈkias]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33957, 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]. sequías is at rank #29,841, tagged as anoun, pronounced [seˈkias].
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 33957, this pair ranks #193,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seguía vs sequías
Shared letters: aesuí. Private to "seguía": g. Private to "sequías": q.
"seguía" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "sequías" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "seguía" and "sequías" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "seguía" or "sequías"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "seguía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sequías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seguía" and "sequías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sentías vs sequías". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #193,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.