seguidosvsseguísWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#8,183
“seguidos” frequency rank
#15,226
“seguís” frequency rank
23409
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature seguidos seguís
Definition Forma del plural de seguido. Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de seguir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set seguidos and seguís apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
seguidos
6 ch
seguís

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: seguidos is [seˈɣ̞ið̞os] while seguís is [seˈɣ̞is]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

seguidos is recorded at frequency rank #8,183, classified as anadj, pronounced [seˈɣ̞ið̞os]. 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 23409, this pair ranks #245,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of seguidos vs seguís

Shared letters: egsu. Private to "seguidos": dio. Private to "seguís": í.

"seguidos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC  ·  "seguís" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • seguidosceguidos · esguidos · segguidos · segiudos · segudios · seguiddos · seguidoss · seguidso

Frequency comparison

seguidos#8,183
seguís#15,226

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "seguidos" and "seguís" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "seguidos" is an adjective and "seguís" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "seguidos" or "seguís"?
"seguidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,183 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 seguidos vs seguís

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “seguidos”; for a verb, it's “seguís”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “seguidos” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list