Which to use
“segredo” is a noun and “seguido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,209
- “segredo” frequency rank
- #3,289
- “seguido” frequency rank
- 5498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | segredo | seguido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sigilo, mistério, assunto cujas informações estão (e/ou são mantidas) fora do conhecimento público | que precede: |
Where the eye mixes segredo and seguido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. segredo (CVCCVCV) and seguido (CVCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses segredo with seguido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: segredo is \se.'gre.du\ while seguido is /se.ˈgi.dʊ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5498, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
segredo is recorded at frequency rank #2,209, classified as anoun, pronounced \se.'gre.du\. seguido is at rank #3,289, tagged as anadj, pronounced /se.ˈgi.dʊ/.
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 5498, this pair ranks #69,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of segredo vs seguido
Shared letters: degos. Private to "segredo": r. Private to "seguido": iu.
"segredo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "seguido" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "segredo" for "seguido" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "segredo" or "seguido" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "segredo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seguido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "segredo" and "seguido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "segredo vs sereno". 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 #69,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.