Which to use
“conseguía” and “consiguió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,924
- “conseguía” frequency rank
- #3,312
- “consiguió” frequency rank
- 21236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conseguía | consiguió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de conseguir o de conseguirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de conseguir o de conseguirse. |
Where the eye mixes conseguía and consiguió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. conseguía and consiguió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between conseguía and consiguió
A purely visual mix-up. conseguía ([kõnseˈɣ̞ia]) and consiguió ([kõnsiˈɣ̞jo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21236, 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]. consiguió is at rank #3,312, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsiˈɣ̞jo].
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 21236, this pair ranks #255,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conseguía vs consiguió
Shared letters: cgnosu. Private to "conseguía": aeí. Private to "consiguió": ió.
"conseguía" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVV · "consiguió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conseguía" and "consiguió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "conseguía" or "consiguió"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "conseguía" and "consiguió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conseguía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consiguió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conseguía" and "consiguió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conseguía vs conseguían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #255,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.