seguimosvssegurosConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#2,747
“seguimos” frequency rank
#2,369
“seguros” frequency rank
5116
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature seguimos seguros
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de seguir. Forma del plural de seguro.

Where the eye mixes seguimos and seguros

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. seguimos runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against seguros's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
seguimos
7 ch
seguros

Why the eye confuses seguimos with seguros

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: seguimos is [seˈɣ̞imos] while seguros is [seˈɣ̞uɾos]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

seguimos is recorded at frequency rank #2,747, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈɣ̞imos]. seguros is at rank #2,369, tagged as anoun, pronounced [seˈɣ̞uɾos].

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 5116, this pair ranks #314,455 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of seguimos vs seguros

Shared letters: egosu. Private to "seguimos": im. Private to "seguros": r.

"seguimos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC  ·  "seguros" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • seguimos ← ceguimos · esguimos · segguimos · segiumos · seguimmos · seguimoss · seguimso · seguioms
  • seguros ← ceguros · esguros · segguros · segruos · seguors · seguross · segurros · segurso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "seguimos" and "seguros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "seguimos" is a verb and "seguros" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "seguimos" vs "seguros" - which ranks higher?
"seguros" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,369 in our Spanish list, against #2,747 for "seguimos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "seguimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "seguros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #314,455 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "seguimos" and "seguros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Segur vs seguros". 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 #314,455 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list