sigasvssignTell them apart

Quick tell: sigas is a verb, sign is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sigas” is a verb and “sign” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,222
“sigas” frequency rank
#36,292
“sign” frequency rank
46514
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sigas sign
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de seguir. Señal.

Where the eye mixes sigas and sign

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sigas runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against sign's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
sigas
4 ch
sign

Look-alike desk: sigas vs sign

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sigas is [ˈsiɣ̞as] while sign is /saɪn/. 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 46514, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sigas is recorded at frequency rank #10,222, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsiɣ̞as]. sign is at rank #36,292, tagged as anoun, pronounced /saɪn/.

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 46514, this pair ranks #125,277 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sigas vs sign

Shared letters: gis. Private to "sigas": a. Private to "sign": n.

"sigas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "sign" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sigas ← cigas · isgas · sgias · siags · sigass · siggas · sigsa · ssigas
  • sign ← cign · isgn · sgin · siggn · signn · ssign

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sigas" and "sign" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sigas" is a verb and "sign" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "sigas" vs "sign" - which ranks higher?
"sigas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,222 in our Spanish list, against #36,292 for "sign". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sigas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sign" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #125,277 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sigas" and "sign" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sign vs sila". 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 #125,277 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