Which to use
“conseguían” and “conseguido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,995
- “conseguían” frequency rank
- #2,816
- “conseguido” frequency rank
- 39811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conseguían | conseguido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de conseguir o de conseguirse. | Participio de conseguir o de conseguirse. |
Where the eye mixes conseguían and conseguido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. conseguían (CVCCVCVVVC) and conseguido (CVCCVCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: conseguían vs conseguido
A purely visual mix-up. conseguían ([kõnseˈɣ̞iãn]) and conseguido ([kõnseˈɣ̞ið̞o]) 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 39811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conseguían is recorded at frequency rank #36,995, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnseˈɣ̞iãn]. conseguido is at rank #2,816, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnseˈɣ̞ið̞o].
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 39811, this pair ranks #162,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conseguían vs conseguido
Shared letters: cegnosu. Private to "conseguían": aí. Private to "conseguido": di.
"conseguían" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVVC · "conseguido" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- conseguido ← cconseguido · cnoseguido · conceguido · conesguido · connseguido · consegguido · consegiudo · consegudio
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conseguían" and "conseguido" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "conseguían" vs "conseguido" - which ranks higher?
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 "conseguían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conseguido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conseguían" and "conseguido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conseguían vs construían". 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 #162,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.