consigna

/[kõnˈsiɣ̞na]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,937

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

consigna is aSpanishnoun. It means: Órdenes que se dan al que manda un puesto, y las que éste manda observar al centinela. Pronounced [kõnˈsiɣ̞na]. Often confused with consigo and consigue.

Key facts for consigna
PropertyValue
Headwordconsigna
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõnˈsiɣ̞na]
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,937
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of consigna in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for consigna is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõnˈsiɣ̞na]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,937 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for consigna, with forms such as "cconsigna", "cnosigna", and "concigna". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "consigo", "consigue", "contigua", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is consigna, spelled C-O-N-S-I-G-N-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Órdenes que se dan al que manda un puesto, y las que éste manda observar al centinela.
  2. 2
    Eslogan, lema impartido entre una agrupación de personas.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cconsigna,cnosigna,concigna,conisgna,connsigna,consgina,consiggna,consignna,consinga,conssigna,cosnigna,ocnsigna

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for consigna

Misspelling Variants of "consigna"

cconsigna9cnosigna8concigna8conisgna8connsigna9consgina8consiggna9consignna9
Misspelling Variants of "consigna"

Frequency rank: #11,937 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "consigna"?
"consigna" is spelled C-O-N-S-I-G-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kõnˈsiɣ̞na].
What does "consigna" mean?
As a noun, "consigna" means: Órdenes que se dan al que manda un puesto, y las que éste manda observar al centinela.
What words are commonly confused with "consigna"?
"consigna" is commonly confused with "consigo", "consigue", "contigua". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "consigna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consigna" is [kõnˈsiɣ̞na]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consigna" come from?
"consigna" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.