Spanish vocabulary · Beginner
Follow Up in Spanish: Seguimiento
Seguimiento · noun · seh-gee-mee-EN-toh
The Spanish word seguimiento means follow up or follow-up, referring to the act of continuing to track or check on something after an initial action.
seh-gee-mee-EN-toh
Necesito hacer seguimiento a ese caso.
I need to follow up on that case.
Follow Up in Spanish: Quick Reference
Below are the most common Spanish words for follow up, with pronunciation and regional usage notes.
| Spanish | English | Pronunciation | Region / Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| seguimiento | follow up | seh-gee-mee-EN-toh | Default, widely understood |
| dar seguimiento | follow up | verbal phrase | |
| hacer seguimiento | follow up | Latin America |
How Native Speakers Use Seguimiento
Real example sentences across three contexts you'll actually run into.
Work email
Le envié un correo de seguimiento al cliente.
I sent a follow-up email to the client.
Professional communication in the workplace.
Medical appointment
El doctor programó una cita de seguimiento para la próxima semana.
The doctor scheduled a follow-up appointment for next week.
Healthcare setting after an initial visit.
Project management
Voy a dar seguimiento a los pendientes del proyecto.
I'm going to follow up on the project's pending items.
Tracking tasks in a team environment.
Avoid These Mistakes When Using Seguimiento
Using English calque
Incorrect: Necesito seguir arriba con el reporte.
Correct: Necesito dar seguimiento al reporte.
Seguir arriba is a literal translation of follow up that doesn't exist in Spanish — the correct expression is dar seguimiento.
Wrong preposition
Incorrect: Hice seguimiento de el caso.
Correct: Hice seguimiento del caso.
De + el contracts to del in Spanish — failing to contract is a grammatical error.
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Common Questions About Follow Up in Spanish
- How do you say 'follow up' in Spanish?
- The noun form is seguimiento, while the verbal phrase is dar seguimiento or hacer seguimiento depending on the region.
- Is there a difference between dar seguimiento and hacer seguimiento?
- Both phrases mean the same thing, but dar seguimiento is more common in Mexico while hacer seguimiento is preferred in parts of South America.
- Can seguimiento be used outside of work contexts?
- Absolutely — seguimiento works in medical, legal, educational, and personal contexts whenever you need to describe checking on something over time.