Which to use
“siguiendo” and “sintiendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,920
- “siguiendo” frequency rank
- #8,720
- “sintiendo” frequency rank
- 10640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | siguiendo | sintiendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio irregular de seguir. | Gerundio irregular de sentir. |
Where the eye mixes siguiendo and sintiendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. siguiendo (CVCVVVCCV) and sintiendo (CVCCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses siguiendo with sintiendo
A purely visual mix-up. siguiendo ([siˈɣ̞jẽn̪d̪o]) and sintiendo ([sĩn̪ˈt̪jẽn̪d̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
siguiendo is recorded at frequency rank #1,920, classified as averb, pronounced [siˈɣ̞jẽn̪d̪o]. sintiendo is at rank #8,720, tagged as averb, pronounced [sĩn̪ˈt̪jẽn̪d̪o].
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 10640, this pair ranks #297,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of siguiendo vs sintiendo
Shared letters: deinos. Private to "siguiendo": gu. Private to "sintiendo": t.
"siguiendo" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVCCV · "sintiendo" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "siguiendo" for "sintiendo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "siguiendo" vs "sintiendo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "siguiendo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sintiendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "siguiendo" and "sintiendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sintiendo vs sintiéndose". 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 #297,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.