Which to use
“consejo” is a noun and “consigo” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #585
- “consejo” frequency rank
- #3,688
- “consigo” frequency rank
- 4273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consejo | consigo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Opinión recomendada u ofrecida para ser seguida por otras personas, generalmente respecto a un curso de acción o un modo de comportamiento. | Con él mismo o con ella misma: forma combinada de con (preposición) y sí₂ (pronombre personal reflexivo de tercera persona). |
Where the eye mixes consejo and consigo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between consejo and consigo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: consejo is [kõnˈsexo] while consigo is [kõnˈsiɣ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consejo is recorded at frequency rank #585, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõnˈsexo]. consigo is at rank #3,688, tagged as apron, pronounced [kõnˈsiɣ̞o].
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 4273, this pair ranks #316,481 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of consejo vs consigo
Shared letters: cnos. Private to "consejo": ej. Private to "consigo": gi.
"consejo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "consigo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consejo" for "consigo" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "consejo" or "consigo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "consejo" and "consigo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "consejo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consigo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,481 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consejo" and "consigo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cansino vs consigo". 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 #316,481 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.