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

#10,469
“consiga” frequency rank
#21,274
“consigas” frequency rank
31743
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature consiga consigas
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de conseguir o de conseguirse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de conseguir o de conseguirse.

Where the eye mixes consiga and consigas

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

7 ch
consiga
8 ch
consigas

Look-alike desk: consiga vs consigas

A purely visual mix-up. consiga ([kõnˈsiɣ̞a]) and consigas ([kõnˈsiɣ̞as]) 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 “consigas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31743, 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]. consigas is at rank #21,274, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsiɣ̞as].

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 31743, this pair ranks #205,549 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of consiga vs consigas

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

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • consiga ← cconsiga · cnosiga · conciga · conisga · connsiga · consgia · consiag · consigga
  • consigas ← cconsigas · cnosigas · concigas · conisgas · connsigas · consgias · consiags · consigass

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "consiga" and "consigas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõnˈsiɣ̞a] versus [kõnˈsiɣ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "consiga" vs "consigas" - which ranks higher?
"consiga" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,469 in our Spanish list, against #21,274 for "consigas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "consiga" and "consigas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "consiga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "consigas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #205,549 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "consiga" and "consigas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consigamos vs consigas". 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 #205,549 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