Which to use
“consigan” and “consigue” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,358
- “consigan” frequency rank
- #2,549
- “consigue” frequency rank
- 21907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consigan | consigue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de conseguir o de conseguirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conseguir o de conseguirse. |
Where the eye mixes consigan and consigue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. consigan (CVCCVCVC) and consigue (CVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses consigan with consigue
A purely visual mix-up. consigan ([kõnˈsiɣ̞ãn]) and consigue ([kõnˈsiɣ̞e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21907, 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]. consigue is at rank #2,549, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsiɣ̞e].
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 21907, this pair ranks #252,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of consigan vs consigue
Shared letters: cginos. Private to "consigan": a. Private to "consigue": eu.
"consigan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "consigue" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "consigan" and "consigue" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "consigan" or "consigue"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "consigan" and "consigue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "consigan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consigue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consigan" and "consigue" 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 #252,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.