Which to use
“sigamos” is a verb and “sismos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,916
- “sigamos” frequency rank
- #24,309
- “sismos” frequency rank
- 32225
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sigamos | sismos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de seguir. | Forma del plural de sismo. |
Where the eye mixes sigamos and sismos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sigamos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against sismos's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sigamos with sismos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sigamos is [siˈɣ̞amos] while sismos is [ˈsismos]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32225, 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]. sismos is at rank #24,309, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsismos].
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 32225, this pair ranks #203,115 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sigamos vs sismos
Shared letters: imos. Private to "sigamos": ag. Private to "sismos": -.
"sigamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "sismos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sigamos" and "sismos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sigamos" or "sismos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sigamos" and "sismos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sigamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sismos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,115 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sigamos" and "sismos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sesgos vs sismos". 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 #203,115 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.