consigasvsconsignasTell them apart

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

#21,274
“consigas” frequency rank
#16,056
“consignas” frequency rank
37330
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature consigas consignas
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de conseguir o de conseguirse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de consignar.

Where the eye mixes consigas and consignas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
consigas
9 ch
consignas

Look-alike desk: consigas vs consignas

A purely visual mix-up. consigas ([kõnˈsiɣ̞as]) 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 37330, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

consigas is recorded at frequency rank #21,274, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsiɣ̞as]. 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 37330, this pair ranks #175,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of consigas vs consignas

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

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • consigascconsigas · cnosigas · concigas · conisgas · connsigas · consgias · consiags · consigass
  • consignascconsignas · cnosignas · concignas · conisgnas · connsignas · consginas · consigans · consiggnas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "consigas" and "consignas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõnˈsiɣ̞as] versus [kõnˈsiɣ̞nas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "consigas" 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 #21,274 for "consigas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "consigas" 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 #175,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "consigas" and "consignas" 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 #175,876 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