Which to use
“seguidamente” and “seguramente” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,460
- “seguidamente” frequency rank
- #14,709
- “seguramente” frequency rank
- 49169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seguidamente | seguramente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | em seguida | evidentemente |
Letter map: seguidamente vs seguramente
Shared letters muted; letters that set seguidamente and seguramente apart highlighted. Shared run: 10. seguidamente runs 12 letters (CVCVVCVCVCCV) against seguramente's 11 (CVCVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: seguidamente and seguramente
seguidamente and seguramente 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 49169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seguidamente is recorded at frequency rank #34,460, classified as anadv. seguramente is at rank #14,709, tagged as anadv, pronounced /sɨ.ɡu.ɾɐ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/.
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 49169, this pair ranks #15,908 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of seguidamente vs seguramente
Shared letters: aegmnstu. Private to "seguidamente": di. Private to "seguramente": r.
"seguidamente" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCCV · "seguramente" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- seguidamente ← esguidamente · segguidamente · segiudamente · segudiamente · seguiadmente · seguidaemnte · seguidamenet · seguidamennte
- seguramente ← esguramente · segguramente · segruamente · seguarmente · seguraemnte · seguramenet · seguramennte · seguramentte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "seguidamente" and "seguramente" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "seguidamente" or "seguramente"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "seguidamente" and "seguramente".
- Full dictionary entry for "seguidamente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seguramente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,908 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seguidamente" and "seguramente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seguramente vs severamente". 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 #15,908 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.