conseguidavsconseguirWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: conseguida is a participle, conseguir is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“conseguida” is a participle and “conseguir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,718
“conseguida” frequency rank
#801
“conseguir” frequency rank
32519
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conseguida conseguir
Definition Forma del femenino de conseguido, participio de conseguir. Alcanzar lo que se desea o busca.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set conseguida and conseguir apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
conseguida
9 ch
conseguir

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: conseguida is [kõnseˈɣ̞ið̞a] while conseguir is [kõnseˈɣ̞iɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

conseguida is recorded at frequency rank #31,718, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnseˈɣ̞ið̞a]. 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 32519, this pair ranks #201,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of conseguida vs conseguir

Shared letters: ceginosu. Private to "conseguida": ad. Private to "conseguir": r.

"conseguida" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCV  ·  "conseguir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conseguidacconseguida · cnoseguida · conceguida · conesguida · connseguida · consegguida · consegiuda · consegudia
  • conseguircconseguir · cnoseguir · conceguir · conesguir · connseguir · consegguir · consegiur · conseguirr

Frequency comparison

conseguida#31,718
conseguir#801

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "conseguida" and "conseguir" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "conseguida" is a participle and "conseguir" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "conseguida" or "conseguir"?
"conseguir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #801 in our Spanish list, against #31,718 for "conseguida". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering conseguida vs conseguir

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “conseguida”; for a verb, it's “conseguir”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “conseguida” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list