Which to use
“siguieran” and “siguieron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,234
- “siguieran” frequency rank
- #5,352
- “siguieron” frequency rank
- 31586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | siguieran | siguieron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de seguir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de seguir. |
Where the eye mixes siguieran and siguieron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. siguieran and siguieron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: siguieran vs siguieron
A purely visual mix-up. siguieran ([siˈɣ̞jeɾãn]) and siguieron ([siˈɣ̞jeɾõn]) 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 a single letter - a in “siguieran” becomes o in “siguieron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
siguieran is recorded at frequency rank #26,234, classified as averb, pronounced [siˈɣ̞jeɾãn]. siguieron is at rank #5,352, tagged as averb, pronounced [siˈɣ̞jeɾõn].
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 31586, this pair ranks #206,335 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of siguieran vs siguieron
Shared letters: eginrsu. Private to "siguieran": a. Private to "siguieron": o.
"siguieran" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVCVC · "siguieron" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "siguieran" and "siguieron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "siguieran" or "siguieron" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "siguieran" and "siguieron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "siguieran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "siguieron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,335 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "siguieran" and "siguieron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "siguiera vs siguieran". 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 #206,335 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.