Which to use
“según” is a preposition and “siguen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #196
- “según” frequency rank
- #952
- “siguen” frequency rank
- 1148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | según | siguen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conforme con, con arreglo a. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de seguir. |
Where the eye mixes según and siguen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. según runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against siguen's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between según and siguen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: según is [seˈɣ̞ũn] while siguen is [ˈsiɣ̞ẽn]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
según is recorded at frequency rank #196, classified as aprep, pronounced [seˈɣ̞ũn]. siguen is at rank #952, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsiɣ̞ẽn].
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 1148, this pair ranks #322,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of según vs siguen
Shared letters: egns. Private to "según": ú. Private to "siguen": iu.
"según" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "siguen" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- siguen ← ciguen · isguen · sgiuen · sigeun · sigguen · siguenn · sigune · siugen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "según" and "siguen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "según" vs "siguen" - which ranks higher?
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 "siguen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "según" and "siguen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "según 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 #322,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.