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“consiga” and “consigan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,469
“consiga” frequency rank
#19,358
“consigan” frequency rank
29827
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature consiga consigan
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de conseguir o de conseguirse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de conseguir o de conseguirse.

Where the eye mixes consiga and consigan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. consiga runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against consigan's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
consiga
8 ch
consigan

Look-alike desk: consiga vs consigan

A purely visual mix-up. consiga ([kõnˈsiɣ̞a]) and consigan ([kõnˈsiɣ̞ãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “consiga” sits inside “consigan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

consiga is recorded at frequency rank #10,469, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsiɣ̞a]. consigan is at rank #19,358, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsiɣ̞ãn].

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 29827, this pair ranks #215,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of consiga vs consigan

Shared letters: acginos. Private to "consiga": -. Private to "consigan": -.

"consiga" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "consigan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • consiga ← cconsiga · cnosiga · conciga · conisga · connsiga · consgia · consiag · consigga
  • consigan ← cconsigan · cnosigan · concigan · conisgan · connsigan · consgian · consiagn · consigann

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "consiga" for "consigan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõnˈsiɣ̞a] versus [kõnˈsiɣ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "consiga" or "consigan"?
"consiga" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,469 in our Spanish list, against #19,358 for "consigan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "consiga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "consigan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #215,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "consiga" and "consigan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conjugan vs consigan". 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 #215,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list