sigamosvssintamosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“sigamos” and “sintamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,916
“sigamos” frequency rank
#38,390
“sintamos” frequency rank
46306
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sigamos sintamos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de seguir. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de sentir.

Where the eye mixes sigamos and sintamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sigamos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against sintamos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
sigamos
8 ch
sintamos

Look-alike desk: sigamos vs sintamos

A purely visual mix-up. sigamos ([siˈɣ̞amos]) and sintamos ([sĩn̪ˈt̪amos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sigamos is recorded at frequency rank #7,916, classified as averb, pronounced [siˈɣ̞amos]. sintamos is at rank #38,390, tagged as averb, pronounced [sĩn̪ˈt̪amos].

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 46306, this pair ranks #126,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sigamos vs sintamos

Shared letters: aimos. Private to "sigamos": g. Private to "sintamos": nt.

"sigamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "sintamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sigamos ← cigamos · isgamos · sgiamos · siagmos · sigammos · sigamoss · sigamso · sigaoms
  • sintamos ← cintamos · isntamos · sinatmos · sinntamos · sintammos · sintamoss · sintamso · sintaoms

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sigamos" and "sintamos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([siˈɣ̞amos] versus [sĩn̪ˈt̪amos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "sigamos" vs "sintamos" - which ranks higher?
"sigamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,916 in our Spanish list, against #38,390 for "sintamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sigamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sintamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #126,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sigamos" and "sintamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saltamos vs sintamos". 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 #126,482 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