seguidavsseguísWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: seguida is a noun, seguís is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“seguida” is a noun and “seguís” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,117
“seguida” frequency rank
#15,226
“seguís” frequency rank
21343
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature seguida seguís
Definition Acción de seguir. Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de seguir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set seguida and seguís apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
seguida
6 ch
seguís

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: seguida is [seˈɣ̞ið̞a] while seguís is [seˈɣ̞is]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

seguida is recorded at frequency rank #6,117, classified as anoun, pronounced [seˈɣ̞ið̞a]. 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 21343, this pair ranks #255,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of seguida vs seguís

Shared letters: egsu. Private to "seguida": adi. Private to "seguís": í.

"seguida" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "seguís" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • seguidaceguida · esguida · segguida · segiuda · segudia · seguiad · seguidda · seugida

Frequency comparison

seguida#6,117
seguís#15,226

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "seguida" and "seguís" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "seguida" is a noun and "seguís" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "seguida" or "seguís"?
"seguida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,117 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.

Remembering seguida vs seguís

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “seguida”; for a verb, it's “seguís”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “seguida” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list