cansinovsconsigoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: cansino is a adjective, consigo is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cansino” is an adjective and “consigo” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,626
“cansino” frequency rank
#3,688
“consigo” frequency rank
51314
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cansino consigo
Definition Que denota debilidad por el cansancio o fatiga. Con él mismo o con ella misma: forma combinada de con (preposición) y sí₂ (pronombre personal reflexivo de tercera persona).

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cansino and consigo apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
cansino
7 ch
consigo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cansino is [kãnˈsino] while consigo is [kõnˈsiɣ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51314, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cansino is recorded at frequency rank #47,626, classified as anadj, pronounced [kãnˈsino]. consigo is at rank #3,688, tagged as apron, pronounced [kõnˈsiɣ̞o].

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 51314, this pair ranks #98,516 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cansino vs consigo

Shared letters: cinos. Private to "cansino": a. Private to "consigo": g.

"cansino" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "consigo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cansinoacnsino · cancino · canisno · cannsino · cansinno · cansion · cansnio · canssino
  • consigocconsigo · cnosigo · concigo · conisgo · connsigo · consgio · consiggo · consiog

Frequency comparison

cansino#47,626
consigo#3,688

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cansino" and "consigo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cansino" is an adjective and "consigo" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cansino" or "consigo"?
"consigo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,688 in our Spanish list, against #47,626 for "cansino". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering cansino vs consigo

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “cansino”; for a pronoun, it's “consigo”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cansino” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list