seguísvssequíasConfusable pair

Quick tell: seguís is a verb, sequías is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“seguís” is a verb and “sequías” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,226
“seguís” frequency rank
#29,841
“sequías” frequency rank
45067
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature seguís sequías
Definition Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de seguir. Forma del plural de sequía.

Where the eye mixes seguís and sequías

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. seguís runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against sequías's 7 (CVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
seguís
7 ch
sequías

Visual trap between seguís and sequías

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: seguís is [seˈɣ̞is] while sequías is [seˈkias]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

seguís is recorded at frequency rank #15,226, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈɣ̞is]. sequías is at rank #29,841, tagged as anoun, pronounced [seˈkias].

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 45067, this pair ranks #133,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of seguís vs sequías

Shared letters: esuí. Private to "seguís": g. Private to "sequías": aq.

"seguís" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "sequías" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "seguís" and "sequías" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "seguís" is a verb and "sequías" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "seguís" vs "sequías" - which ranks higher?
"seguís" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,226 in our Spanish list, against #29,841 for "sequías". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "seguís" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sequías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #133,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "seguís" and "sequías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sentías vs sequías". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #133,586 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