Which to use
“seguid” and “siguió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,493
- “seguid” frequency rank
- #2,905
- “siguió” frequency rank
- 24398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seguid | siguió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de seguir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de seguir. |
Where the eye mixes seguid and siguió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. seguid (CVCVVC) and siguió (CVCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: seguid vs siguió
A purely visual mix-up. seguid ([seˈɣ̞ið̞]) and siguió ([siˈɣ̞jo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24398, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seguid is recorded at frequency rank #21,493, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈɣ̞ið̞]. siguió is at rank #2,905, tagged as averb, pronounced [siˈɣ̞jo].
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 24398, this pair ranks #241,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seguid vs siguió
Shared letters: gisu. Private to "seguid": de. Private to "siguió": ó.
"seguid" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "siguió" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- seguid ← ceguid · esguid · segguid · segiud · segudi · seguidd · seugid · sgeuid
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "seguid" and "siguió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "seguid" or "siguió" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "seguid" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "siguió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seguid" and "siguió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seguid 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 #241,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.