consiganvsconsiguenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#19,358
“consigan” frequency rank
#7,276
“consiguen” frequency rank
26634
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature consigan consiguen
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de conseguir o de conseguirse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conseguir o de conseguirse.

Where the eye mixes consigan and consiguen

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

8 ch
consigan
9 ch
consiguen

Look-alike desk: consigan vs consiguen

A purely visual mix-up. consigan ([kõnˈsiɣ̞ãn]) and consiguen ([kõnˈsiɣ̞ẽn]) 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 26634, 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]. consiguen is at rank #7,276, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsiɣ̞ẽn].

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 26634, this pair ranks #230,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of consigan vs consiguen

Shared letters: cginos. Private to "consigan": a. Private to "consiguen": eu.

"consigan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "consiguen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • consigan ← cconsigan · cnosigan · concigan · conisgan · connsigan · consgian · consiagn · consigann
  • consiguen ← cconsiguen · cnosiguen · conciguen · conisguen · connsiguen · consgiuen · consigeun · consigguen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "consigan" for "consiguen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõnˈsiɣ̞ãn] versus [kõnˈsiɣ̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "consigan" or "consiguen" show up more?
"consiguen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,276 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

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 "consiguen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #230,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "consigan" and "consiguen" 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 #230,687 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