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.
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?
Frequency check: "conseguí" vs "conseguía" - which ranks higher?
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.