Which to use
“consigna” is a noun and “consigue” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,937
- “consigna” frequency rank
- #2,549
- “consigue” frequency rank
- 14486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consigna | consigue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Órdenes que se dan al que manda un puesto, y las que éste manda observar al centinela. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conseguir o de conseguirse. |
Where the eye mixes consigna and consigue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses consigna with consigue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: consigna is [kõnˈsiɣ̞na] while consigue is [kõnˈsiɣ̞e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consigna is recorded at frequency rank #11,937, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõnˈsiɣ̞na]. 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 14486, this pair ranks #283,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of consigna vs consigue
Shared letters: cginos. Private to "consigna": a. Private to "consigue": eu.
"consigna" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "consigue" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "consigna" and "consigue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "consigna" 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 #283,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consigna" and "consigue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consigna vs contigua". 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 #283,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.