Which to use
“seguido” and “segundo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,289
- “seguido” frequency rank
- #174
- “segundo” frequency rank
- 3463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seguido | segundo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que precede: | ordem de um elemento em um conjunto, que ocupe a posição equivalente ao número dois |
Where the eye mixes seguido and segundo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. seguido (CVCVVCV) and segundo (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: seguido vs segundo
A purely visual mix-up. seguido (/se.ˈgi.dʊ/) and segundo (/sɨ.ˈɡũ.du/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - i in “seguido” becomes n in “segundo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3463, 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/. segundo is at rank #174, tagged as anadj, pronounced /sɨ.ˈɡũ.du/.
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 3463, this pair ranks #71,689 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seguido vs segundo
Shared letters: degosu. Private to "seguido": i. Private to "segundo": n.
"seguido" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "segundo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "seguido" and "segundo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "seguido" or "segundo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "seguido" and "segundo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "seguido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "segundo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,689 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seguido" and "segundo" 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 #71,689 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.