Which to use
“conseguían” and “conseguir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,995
- “conseguían” frequency rank
- #801
- “conseguir” frequency rank
- 37796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conseguían | conseguir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de conseguir o de conseguirse. | Alcanzar lo que se desea o busca. |
Where the eye mixes conseguían and conseguir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. conseguían runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVVVC) against conseguir's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between conseguían and conseguir
A purely visual mix-up. conseguían ([kõnseˈɣ̞iãn]) 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 37796, 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]. 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 37796, this pair ranks #173,429 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conseguían vs conseguir
Shared letters: cegnosu. Private to "conseguían": aí. Private to "conseguir": ir.
"conseguían" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVVC · "conseguir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conseguir ← cconseguir · cnoseguir · conceguir · conesguir · connseguir · consegguir · consegiur · conseguirr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conseguían" for "conseguir" ever safe?
Which is more common, "conseguían" or "conseguir"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "conseguían" 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 #173,429 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conseguían" and "conseguir" 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 #173,429 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.