Which to use
“segmento” and “seguimento” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,686
- “segmento” frequency rank
- #11,543
- “seguimento” frequency rank
- 17229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | segmento | seguimento |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte; porção de um todo | ato ou efeito de prosseguir ou de andar |
Where the eye mixes segmento and seguimento
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. segmento runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against seguimento's 10 (CVCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: segmento vs seguimento
A purely visual mix-up. segmento (/sɛˈɡ.mẽ.tu/) and seguimento (/se.gi.ˈmẽj.tu/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
segmento is recorded at frequency rank #5,686, classified as anoun, pronounced /sɛˈɡ.mẽ.tu/. seguimento is at rank #11,543, tagged as anoun, pronounced /se.gi.ˈmẽj.tu/.
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 17229, this pair ranks #54,077 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of segmento vs seguimento
Shared letters: egmnost. Private to "segmento": -. Private to "seguimento": iu.
"segmento" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "seguimento" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- segmento ← esgmento · segemnto · seggmento · segmennto · segmenot · segmentto · segmetno · segmmento
- seguimento ← esguimento · segguimento · segiumento · seguiemnto · seguimennto · seguimenot · seguimentto · seguimetno
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "segmento" and "seguimento" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "segmento" or "seguimento"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "segmento" and "seguimento" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "segmento" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seguimento" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,077 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "segmento" and "seguimento" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sedento vs segmento". 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 #54,077 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.