consigasvsconsigoTell them apart

Quick tell: consigas is a verb, consigo is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“consigas” is a verb and “consigo” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,274
“consigas” frequency rank
#3,688
“consigo” frequency rank
24962
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature consigas consigo
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de conseguir o de conseguirse. Con él mismo o con ella misma: forma combinada de con (preposición) y sí₂ (pronombre personal reflexivo de tercera persona).

Where the eye mixes consigas and consigo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
consigas
7 ch
consigo

Visual trap between consigas and consigo

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: consigas is [kõnˈsiɣ̞as] while consigo is [kõnˈsiɣ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24962, 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]. consigo is at rank #3,688, tagged as apron, pronounced [kõnˈsiɣ̞o].

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 24962, this pair ranks #238,655 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of consigas vs consigo

Shared letters: cginos. Private to "consigas": a. Private to "consigo": -.

"consigas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "consigo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • consigascconsigas · cnosigas · concigas · conisgas · connsigas · consgias · consiags · consigass
  • consigocconsigo · cnosigo · concigo · conisgo · connsigo · consgio · consiggo · consiog

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "consigas" and "consigo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "consigas" is a verb and "consigo" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "consigas" or "consigo" show up more?
"consigo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,688 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

Eye-level mix-up between "consigas" and "consigo" 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 "consigo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #238,655 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "consigas" and "consigo" 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 #238,655 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