Which to use
“seguían” is a verb and “sequías” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,718
- “seguían” frequency rank
- #29,841
- “sequías” frequency rank
- 38559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seguían | sequías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de seguir. | Forma del plural de sequía. |
Where the eye mixes seguían and sequías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. seguían and sequías follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between seguían and sequías
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: seguían is [seˈɣ̞iãn] while sequías is [seˈkias]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seguían is recorded at frequency rank #8,718, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈɣ̞iãn]. 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 38559, this pair ranks #169,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seguían vs sequías
Shared letters: aesuí. Private to "seguían": gn. Private to "sequías": q.
"seguían" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "sequías" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seguían" for "sequías" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "seguían" or "sequías" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "seguían" 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 #169,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seguían" and "sequías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sentías vs sequías". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #169,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.