Which to use
“siguieron” and “sintieron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,352
- “siguieron” frequency rank
- #16,985
- “sintieron” frequency rank
- 22337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | siguieron | sintieron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de seguir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sentir. |
Where the eye mixes siguieron and sintieron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. siguieron (CVCVVVCVC) and sintieron (CVCCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between siguieron and sintieron
A purely visual mix-up. siguieron ([siˈɣ̞jeɾõn]) and sintieron ([sĩn̪ˈt̪jeɾõn]) 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 22337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
siguieron is recorded at frequency rank #5,352, classified as averb, pronounced [siˈɣ̞jeɾõn]. sintieron is at rank #16,985, tagged as averb, pronounced [sĩn̪ˈt̪jeɾõn].
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 22337, this pair ranks #250,793 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of siguieron vs sintieron
Shared letters: einors. Private to "siguieron": gu. Private to "sintieron": t.
"siguieron" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVCVC · "sintieron" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "siguieron" and "sintieron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "siguieron" vs "sintieron" - 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 "siguieron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sintieron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,793 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "siguieron" and "sintieron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sintiera vs sintieron". 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 #250,793 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.