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“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.

9 ch
siguieron
9 ch
sintieron

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

  • siguieron ← ciguieron · isguieron · sgiuieron · sigguieron · sigiueron · sigueiron · siguieorn · siguierno
  • sintieron ← cintieron · isntieron · siniteron · sinntieron · sinteiron · sintieorn · sintierno · sintieronn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "siguieron" and "sintieron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([siˈɣ̞jeɾõn] versus [sĩn̪ˈt̪jeɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "siguieron" vs "sintieron" - which ranks higher?
"siguieron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,352 in our Spanish list, against #16,985 for "sintieron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list