Which to use
“según” is a preposition and “Segur” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #196
- “según” frequency rank
- #49,932
- “Segur” frequency rank
- 50128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | según | Segur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conforme con, con arreglo a. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes según and Segur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. según and Segur follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses según with Segur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: según is [seˈɣ̞ũn] while Segur is [seˈɣ̞uɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
según is recorded at frequency rank #196, classified as aprep, pronounced [seˈɣ̞ũn]. Segur is at rank #49,932, tagged as aname, pronounced [seˈɣ̞uɾ].
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 50128, this pair ranks #104,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of según vs Segur
Shared letters: egs. Private to "según": nú. Private to "Segur": ru.
"según" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Segur" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Segur ← cegur · esgur · seggur · segru · segurr · seugr · sgeur · ssegur
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "según" and "Segur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "según" or "Segur"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "según" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Segur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "según" and "Segur" 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 #104,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.