seguirevsseguísTell them apart

Which to use

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

#47,405
“seguire” frequency rank
#15,226
“seguís” frequency rank
62631
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature seguire seguís
Definition seguir Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de seguir.

Where the eye mixes seguire and seguís

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. seguire runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against seguís's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
seguire
6 ch
seguís

Visual trap between seguire and seguís

A purely visual mix-up. seguire (/sɛ.ˈɡwi.re/) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

seguire is recorded at frequency rank #47,405, classified as averb, pronounced /sɛ.ˈɡwi.re/. 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 62631, this pair ranks #51,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of seguire vs seguís

Shared letters: egsu. Private to "seguire": ir. Private to "seguís": í.

"seguire" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "seguís" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • seguire ← ceguire · esguire · segguire · segiure · seguier · seguirre · segurie · seugire

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "seguire" and "seguís" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/sɛ.ˈɡwi.re/ versus [seˈɣ̞is]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "seguire" vs "seguís" - which ranks higher?
"seguís" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,226 in our Spanish list, against #47,405 for "seguire". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "seguire" 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 #51,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "seguire" and "seguís" 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 #51,366 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