Which to use
“seguido” is an adjective and “servido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,051
- “seguido” frequency rank
- #5,669
- “servido” frequency rank
- 7720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seguido | servido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Continuado. | Participio de servir o de servirse. |
Where the eye mixes seguido and servido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. seguido (CVCVVCV) and servido (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between seguido and servido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: seguido is [seˈɣ̞ið̞o] while servido is [seɾˈβ̞ið̞o]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seguido is recorded at frequency rank #2,051, classified as anadj, pronounced [seˈɣ̞ið̞o]. servido is at rank #5,669, tagged as averb, pronounced [seɾˈβ̞ið̞o].
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 7720, this pair ranks #307,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seguido vs servido
Shared letters: deios. Private to "seguido": gu. Private to "servido": rv.
"seguido" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "servido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seguido" for "servido" ever safe?
Which is more common, "seguido" or "servido"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "seguido" and "servido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "seguido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "servido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seguido" and "servido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "servido vs sórdido". 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 #307,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.