Which to use
“aconsejan” and “aconsejo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,904
- “aconsejan” frequency rank
- #15,259
- “aconsejo” frequency rank
- 45163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aconsejan | aconsejo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aconsejar o de aconsejarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de aconsejar o de aconsejarse. |
Where the eye mixes aconsejan and aconsejo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aconsejan runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVC) against aconsejo's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses aconsejan with aconsejo
A purely visual mix-up. aconsejan ([akõnˈsexãn]) and aconsejo ([akõnˈsexo]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aconsejan is recorded at frequency rank #29,904, classified as averb, pronounced [akõnˈsexãn]. aconsejo is at rank #15,259, tagged as averb, pronounced [akõnˈsexo].
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 45163, this pair ranks #133,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aconsejan vs aconsejo
Shared letters: acejnos. Private to "aconsejan": -. Private to "aconsejo": -.
"aconsejan" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "aconsejo" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aconsejan" and "aconsejo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aconsejan" or "aconsejo" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aconsejan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aconsejo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aconsejan" and "aconsejo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aconsejan vs aconsejando". 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 #133,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.