Which to use
“seguir” and “seguís” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #383
- “seguir” frequency rank
- #15,226
- “seguís” frequency rank
- 15609
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seguir | seguís |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Caminar detrás de alguien o de algo. | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de seguir. |
Where the eye mixes seguir and seguís
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. seguir and seguís follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between seguir and seguís
A purely visual mix-up. seguir ([seˈɣ̞iɾ]) and seguís ([seˈɣ̞is]) 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 15609, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seguir is recorded at frequency rank #383, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈɣ̞iɾ]. 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 15609, this pair ranks #279,466 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seguir vs seguís
Shared letters: egsu. Private to "seguir": ir. Private to "seguís": í.
"seguir" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "seguís" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- seguir ← ceguir · esguir · segguir · segiur · seguirr · seguri · seugir · sgeuir
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seguir" for "seguís" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "seguir" or "seguís" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "seguir" and "seguís" 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 "seguís" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,466 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seguir" and "seguís" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seguís 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 #279,466 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.