Which to use
“seguido” is an adjective and “seguir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,289
- “seguido” frequency rank
- #590
- “seguir” frequency rank
- 3879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seguido | seguir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que precede: | ir atrás de |
Where the eye mixes seguido and seguir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between seguido and seguir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: seguido is /se.ˈgi.dʊ/ while seguir is /sɨ.ˈɡiɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3879, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seguido is recorded at frequency rank #3,289, classified as anadj, pronounced /se.ˈgi.dʊ/. 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 3879, this pair ranks #71,200 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seguido vs seguir
Shared letters: egisu. Private to "seguido": do. Private to "seguir": r.
"seguido" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "seguir" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "seguido" and "seguir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "seguido" or "seguir" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "seguido" 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 #71,200 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seguido" and "seguir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seguido vs seguidor". 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 #71,200 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.