Which to use
“segue” and “seguir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,178
- “segue” frequency rank
- #590
- “seguir” frequency rank
- 1768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | segue | seguir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sair, mudar discretamente de um estado ou assunto para outro; desviar | ir atrás de |
Letter map: segue vs seguir
Shared letters muted; letters that set segue and seguir apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. segue runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against seguir's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: segue and seguir
segue and seguir are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
segue is recorded at frequency rank #1,178, classified as averb. seguir is at rank #590, tagged as averb, pronounced /sɨ.ˈɡiɾ/.
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 1768, this pair ranks #73,735 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of segue vs seguir
Shared letters: egsu. Private to "segue": -. Private to "seguir": ir.
"segue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "seguir" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "segue" and "seguir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "segue" vs "seguir" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "segue" and "seguir". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "segue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seguir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,735 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "segue" and "seguir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sega vs segue". 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 #73,735 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.