Which to use
“segue” is a verb and “sequer” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,178
- “segue” frequency rank
- #2,397
- “sequer” frequency rank
- 3575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | segue | sequer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sair, mudar discretamente de um estado ou assunto para outro; desviar | pelo menos |
Letter map: segue vs sequer
Shared letters muted; letters that set segue and sequer apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for segue / sequer
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: segue is averb and sequeranadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
segue is recorded at frequency rank #1,178, classified as averb. sequer is at rank #2,397, tagged as anadv, pronounced /sɨ.ˈkɛɾ/.
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 3575, this pair ranks #71,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of segue vs sequer
Shared letters: esu. Private to "segue": g. Private to "sequer": qr.
"segue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "sequer" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "segue" and "sequer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "segue" or "sequer"?
After this comparison
You've compared "segue" and "sequer". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "segue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sequer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "segue" and "sequer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sequela vs sequer". 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 #71,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.