consiganvsconsignasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#19,358
“consigan” frequency rank
#16,056
“consignas” frequency rank
35414
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature consigan consignas
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 indicativo de consignar.

Where the eye mixes consigan and consignas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. consigan runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against consignas's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
consigan
9 ch
consignas

Visual trap between consigan and consignas

A purely visual mix-up. consigan ([kõnˈsiɣ̞ãn]) and consignas ([kõnˈsiɣ̞nas]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35414, 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]. consignas is at rank #16,056, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsiɣ̞nas].

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 35414, this pair ranks #186,224 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of consigan vs consignas

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

"consigan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "consignas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • consigan ← cconsigan · cnosigan · concigan · conisgan · connsigan · consgian · consiagn · consigann
  • consignas ← cconsignas · cnosignas · concignas · conisgnas · connsignas · consginas · consigans · consiggnas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "consigan" for "consignas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõnˈsiɣ̞ãn] versus [kõnˈsiɣ̞nas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "consigan" vs "consignas" - which ranks higher?
"consignas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,056 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.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "consigan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "consignas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #186,224 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "consigan" and "consignas" 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 #186,224 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