Which to use
“seguire” and “seguiste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,405
- “seguire” frequency rank
- #45,600
- “seguiste” frequency rank
- 93005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seguire | seguiste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seguir | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de seguir. |
Where the eye mixes seguire and seguiste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. seguire runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against seguiste's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: seguire vs seguiste
A purely visual mix-up. seguire (/sɛ.ˈɡwi.re/) and seguiste ([seˈɣ̞ist̪e]) 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 93005, 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/. seguiste is at rank #45,600, tagged as averb, pronounced [seˈɣ̞ist̪e].
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 93005, this pair ranks #1,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of seguire vs seguiste
Shared letters: egisu. Private to "seguire": r. Private to "seguiste": t.
"seguire" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "seguiste" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "seguire" and "seguiste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "seguire" or "seguiste" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "seguire" and "seguiste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "seguire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seguiste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seguire" and "seguiste" 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 #1,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.