Which to use
“seguís” and “sigues” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,226
- “seguís” frequency rank
- #4,043
- “sigues” frequency rank
- 19269
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seguís | sigues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de seguir. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de seguir. |
Where the eye mixes seguís and sigues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. seguís and sigues follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses seguís with sigues
A purely visual mix-up. seguís ([seˈɣ̞is]) and sigues ([ˈsiɣ̞es]) 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 19269, 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]. sigues is at rank #4,043, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsiɣ̞es].
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 19269, this pair ranks #264,479 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seguís vs sigues
Shared letters: egsu. Private to "seguís": í. Private to "sigues": i.
"seguís" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "sigues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sigues ← cigues · isgues · sgiues · sigeus · siggues · siguess · siguse · siuges
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "seguís" and "sigues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "seguís" or "sigues" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "seguís" and "sigues" 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 "sigues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,479 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seguís" and "sigues" 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 #264,479 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.