consiganvsconsigasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#19,358
“consigan” frequency rank
#21,274
“consigas” frequency rank
40632
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature consigan consigas
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 consigan and consigas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. consigan and consigas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
consigan
8 ch
consigas

Why the eye confuses consigan with consigas

A purely visual mix-up. consigan ([kõnˈsiɣ̞ãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “consigan” becomes s in “consigas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

consigan is recorded at frequency rank #19,358, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsiɣ̞ãn]. 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 40632, this pair ranks #158,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of consigan vs consigas

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

"consigan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "consigas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • consigan ← cconsigan · cnosigan · concigan · conisgan · connsigan · consgian · consiagn · consigann
  • consigas ← cconsigas · cnosigas · concigas · conisgas · connsigas · consgias · consiags · consigass

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "consigan" for "consigas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõnˈsiɣ̞ãn] versus [kõnˈsiɣ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "consigan" or "consigas"?
"consigan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,358 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.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "consigan" 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 #158,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "consigan" and "consigas" 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 #158,034 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