sigasvssignosWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#10,222
“sigas” frequency rank
#4,553
“signos” frequency rank
14775
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sigas signos
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de seguir. Forma del plural de signo.

Where the eye mixes sigas and signos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
sigas
6 ch
signos

Why the eye confuses sigas with signos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sigas is [ˈsiɣ̞as] while signos is [ˈsiɣ̞nos]. 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 14775, 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]. signos is at rank #4,553, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsiɣ̞nos].

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 14775, this pair ranks #282,798 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sigas vs signos

Shared letters: gis. Private to "sigas": a. Private to "signos": no.

"sigas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "signos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sigascigas · isgas · sgias · siags · sigass · siggas · sigsa · ssigas
  • signoscignos · isgnos · sginos · siggnos · signnos · signoss · signso · sigons

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "sigas" for "signos" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sigas" is a verb and "signos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "sigas" vs "signos" - which ranks higher?
"signos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,553 in our Spanish list, against #10,222 for "sigas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "sigas" and "signos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sigas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "signos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #282,798 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sigas" and "signos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sigas 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 #282,798 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