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

#10,293
“conseguí” frequency rank
#801
“conseguir” frequency rank
11094
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conseguí conseguir
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de conseguir o de conseguirse. Alcanzar lo que se desea o busca.

Where the eye mixes conseguí and conseguir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. conseguí runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against conseguir's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
conseguí
9 ch
conseguir

Look-alike desk: conseguí vs conseguir

A purely visual mix-up. conseguí ([kõnseˈɣ̞i]) and conseguir ([kõnseˈɣ̞iɾ]) 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 11094, 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]. conseguir is at rank #801, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnseˈɣ̞iɾ].

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 11094, this pair ranks #296,291 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of conseguí vs conseguir

Shared letters: cegnosu. Private to "conseguí": í. Private to "conseguir": ir.

"conseguí" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV  ·  "conseguir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conseguir ← cconseguir · cnoseguir · conceguir · conesguir · connseguir · consegguir · consegiur · conseguirr

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "conseguí" and "conseguir" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõnseˈɣ̞i] versus [kõnseˈɣ̞iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "conseguí" vs "conseguir" - which ranks higher?
"conseguir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #801 in our Spanish list, against #10,293 for "conseguí". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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 "conseguir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #296,291 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "conseguí" and "conseguir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conseguí vs conseguían". 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 #296,291 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