conseguívsconseguíaConfusable pair

Which to use

“conseguí” and “conseguía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,293
“conseguí” frequency rank
#17,924
“conseguía” frequency rank
28217
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conseguí conseguía
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de conseguir o de conseguirse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de conseguir o de conseguirse.

Where the eye mixes conseguí and conseguía

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. conseguí runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against conseguía's 9 (CVCCVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
conseguí
9 ch
conseguía

Why the eye confuses conseguí with conseguía

A purely visual mix-up. conseguí ([kõnseˈɣ̞i]) and conseguía ([kõnseˈɣ̞ia]) 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 extra letter(s) - “conseguí” sits inside “conseguía”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

conseguí is recorded at frequency rank #10,293, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnseˈɣ̞i]. conseguía is at rank #17,924, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnseˈɣ̞ia].

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 28217, this pair ranks #223,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of conseguí vs conseguía

Shared letters: cegnosuí. Private to "conseguí": -. Private to "conseguía": a.

"conseguí" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV  ·  "conseguía" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "conseguí" and "conseguía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõnseˈɣ̞i] versus [kõnseˈɣ̞ia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "conseguí" vs "conseguía" - which ranks higher?
"conseguí" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,293 in our Spanish list, against #17,924 for "conseguía". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "conseguí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conseguía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #223,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "conseguí" and "conseguía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conseguía vs conseguían". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #223,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list