seguidamentevsseguramenteWhat's the difference?

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set seguidamente and seguramente apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
seguidamente
11 ch
seguramente

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • seguidamenteesguidamente · segguidamente · segiudamente · segudiamente · seguiadmente · seguidaemnte · seguidamenet · seguidamennte
  • seguramenteesguramente · segguramente · segruamente · seguarmente · seguraemnte · seguramenet · seguramennte · seguramentte

Frequency comparison

seguidamente#34,460
seguramente#14,709

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "seguidamente" and "seguramente" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "seguidamente" or "seguramente"?
"seguramente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,709 in our Portuguese list, against #34,460 for "seguidamente". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering seguidamente vs seguramente

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “seguidamente” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list