Which to use
“sigilo” is a noun and “siguió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,756
- “sigilo” frequency rank
- #2,905
- “siguió” frequency rank
- 38661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sigilo | siguió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Discreción y secreto con que se mueve o actúa alguno | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de seguir. |
Where the eye mixes sigilo and siguió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sigilo (CVCVCV) and siguió (CVCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses sigilo with siguió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sigilo is [siˈxilo] while siguió is [siˈɣ̞jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38661, 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]. siguió is at rank #2,905, tagged as averb, pronounced [siˈɣ̞jo].
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 38661, this pair ranks #168,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sigilo vs siguió
Shared letters: gis. Private to "sigilo": lo. Private to "siguió": uó.
"sigilo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "siguió" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sigilo ← cigilo · isgilo · sgiilo · siggilo · sigillo · sigiol · siglio · siiglo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sigilo" for "siguió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sigilo" vs "siguió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sigilo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "siguió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sigilo" and "siguió" 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 #168,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.