Which to use
“según” is a preposition and “Seúl” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #196
- “según” frequency rank
- #12,252
- “Seúl” frequency rank
- 12448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | según | Seúl |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conforme con, con arreglo a. | Ciudad capital de Corea del Sur. |
Where the eye mixes según and Seúl
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. según runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Seúl's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses según with Seúl
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: según is [seˈɣ̞ũn] while Seúl is [seˈul]. 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 (preposition vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
según is recorded at frequency rank #196, classified as aprep, pronounced [seˈɣ̞ũn]. Seúl is at rank #12,252, tagged as aname, pronounced [seˈul].
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 12448, this pair ranks #291,521 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of según vs Seúl
Shared letters: esú. Private to "según": gn. Private to "Seúl": l.
"según" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Seúl" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "según" and "Seúl" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "según" vs "Seúl" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "según" and "Seúl" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "según" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Seúl" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,521 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "según" and "Seúl" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Segur vs Seúl". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #291,521 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.