seguir

/sɨ.ˈɡiɾ/

//sɨ.ˈɡiɾ// verb

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The verdict

“seguir” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #590. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#590
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ir atrás de

Corpus desk

Index PT-seguir · seguir · Portuguese

seguir · rank #590 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #590
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH quarto

Nearest frequency peer: quarto (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “seguir”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “seguir” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

seguir vs sentir
67% similar
seguir vs seguro
67% similar
seguir vs sequer
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for seguir
PropertyValue
Headwordseguir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/sɨ.ˈɡiɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#590
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “seguir”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.seguircai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “quarto” (#589), “tendo” (#591), “professor” (#588). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “seguir” fica em #590. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around seguir (IPA /sɨ.ˈɡiɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #590 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for seguir, with forms such as "esguir", "segguir", and "segiur". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "sentir", "seguro", "sequer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is seguir, spelled S-E-G-U-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ir atrás de
  2. 2
    marchar ou caminhar após
  3. 3
    aceitar como guia ou líder; aceitar a autoridade de alguém
  4. 4
    obedecer; cumprir o que é ordenado
  5. 5
    imitar; copiar; usar como exemplo
  6. 6
    mover-se ao longo de um caminho
  7. 7
    vir após, como resultado ou consequência
  8. 8
    ir em perseguição a alguém
  9. 9
    tentar alcançar algo
  10. 10
    observar os movimentos de algo ou alguém

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how seguir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O detetive está seguindo o suspeito.
  2. Va em frente que eu te sigo.

This word in other languages

follow(English)seguir(Español)suivre(Français)folgen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esguir
  • segguir
  • segiur
  • seguirr
  • seguri
  • seugir
  • sgeuir
  • sseguir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of seguir - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

esguir2segguir1segiur2seguirr1seguri2seugir2sgeuir2sseguir1
Edit distance from "seguir"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "seguir"?
"seguir" is spelled S-E-G-U-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /sɨ.ˈɡiɾ/.
What does "seguir" mean?
As a verb, "seguir" means: ir atrás de
What words are commonly confused with "seguir"?
"seguir" is commonly confused with "sentir", "seguro", "sequer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "seguir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "seguir" is /sɨ.ˈɡiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "seguir" come from?
"seguir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "seguir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quarto#589imagem#601inglês#565devido#563

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

sucesso8 variantsfuturo8 variantsamanhã8 variantslíngua8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list