Which to use
“seguir” and “seguire” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #383
- “seguir” frequency rank
- #47,405
- “seguire” frequency rank
- 47788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seguir | seguire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Caminar detrás de alguien o de algo. | seguir |
Where the eye mixes seguir and seguire
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. seguir runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against seguire's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between seguir and seguire
A purely visual mix-up. seguir ([seˈɣ̞iɾ]) and seguire (/sɛ.ˈɡwi.re/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “seguir” sits inside “seguire”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seguir is recorded at frequency rank #383, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈɣ̞iɾ]. seguire is at rank #47,405, tagged as averb, pronounced /sɛ.ˈɡwi.re/.
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 47788, this pair ranks #118,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seguir vs seguire
Shared letters: egirsu. Private to "seguir": -. Private to "seguire": -.
"seguir" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "seguire" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seguir" for "seguire" ever safe?
Frequency check: "seguir" vs "seguire" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "seguir" and "seguire" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "seguir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seguire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seguir" and "seguire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seguire vs Segur". 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 #118,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.