Which to use
“conseguí” and “conseguían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,293
- “conseguí” frequency rank
- #36,995
- “conseguían” frequency rank
- 47288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conseguí | conseguían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de conseguir o de conseguirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de conseguir o de conseguirse. |
Where the eye mixes conseguí and conseguían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. conseguí ([kõnseˈɣ̞i]) and conseguían ([kõnseˈɣ̞iãn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “conseguí” sits inside “conseguían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47288, 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]. conseguían is at rank #36,995, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnseˈɣ̞iãn].
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 47288, this pair ranks #120,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conseguí vs conseguían
Shared letters: cegnosuí. Private to "conseguí": -. Private to "conseguían": a.
"conseguí" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "conseguían" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVVC