Which to use
“sigilo” and “siglo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,756
- “sigilo” frequency rank
- #618
- “siglo” frequency rank
- 36374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sigilo | siglo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Discreción y secreto con que se mueve o actúa alguno | Período de cien años. |
Where the eye mixes sigilo and siglo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sigilo runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against siglo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sigilo vs siglo
A purely visual mix-up. sigilo ([siˈxilo]) and siglo ([ˈsiɣ̞lo]) 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 36374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sigilo is recorded at frequency rank #35,756, classified as anoun, pronounced [siˈxilo]. siglo is at rank #618, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsiɣ̞lo].
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 36374, this pair ranks #180,960 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sigilo vs siglo
Shared letters: gilos. Private to "sigilo": -. Private to "siglo": -.
"sigilo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "siglo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sigilo" for "siglo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sigilo" or "siglo"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sigilo" and "siglo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sigilo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "siglo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,960 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sigilo" and "siglo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sigilo vs símil". 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 #180,960 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.