Which to use
“conseguía” and “conseguían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,924
- “conseguía” frequency rank
- #36,995
- “conseguían” frequency rank
- 54919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conseguía | conseguían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto 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 conseguía and conseguían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. conseguía ([kõnseˈɣ̞ia]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “conseguía” sits inside “conseguían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conseguía is recorded at frequency rank #17,924, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnseˈɣ̞ia]. 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 54919, this pair ranks #81,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conseguía vs conseguían
Shared letters: acegnosuí. Private to "conseguía": -. Private to "conseguían": -.
"conseguía" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVV · "conseguían" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVVC