seguimosvssentimosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“seguimos” and “sentimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,747
“seguimos” frequency rank
#4,381
“sentimos” frequency rank
7128
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature seguimos sentimos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de seguir. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de sentir.

Where the eye mixes seguimos and sentimos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
seguimos
8 ch
sentimos

Visual trap between seguimos and sentimos

A purely visual mix-up. seguimos ([seˈɣ̞imos]) and sentimos ([sẽn̪ˈt̪imos]) 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 7128, 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]. sentimos is at rank #4,381, tagged as averb, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪imos].

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 7128, this pair ranks #308,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of seguimos vs sentimos

Shared letters: eimos. Private to "seguimos": gu. Private to "sentimos": nt.

"seguimos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC  ·  "sentimos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • seguimosceguimos · esguimos · segguimos · segiumos · seguimmos · seguimoss · seguimso · seguioms
  • sentimoscentimos · esntimos · senitmos · senntimos · sentimmos · sentimoss · sentimso · sentioms

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "seguimos" for "sentimos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([seˈɣ̞imos] versus [sẽn̪ˈt̪imos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "seguimos" or "sentimos" show up more?
"seguimos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,747 in our Spanish list, against #4,381 for "sentimos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "seguimos" and "sentimos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "seguimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sentimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #308,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "seguimos" and "sentimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sentidas vs sentimos". 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 #308,846 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