Which to use
“consigo” is a pronoun and “contiguo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,688
- “consigo” frequency rank
- #35,962
- “contiguo” frequency rank
- 39650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consigo | contiguo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Con él mismo o con ella misma: forma combinada de con (preposición) y sí₂ (pronombre personal reflexivo de tercera persona). | Que está tocando a otra cosa. |
Where the eye mixes consigo and contiguo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. consigo runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against contiguo's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: consigo vs contiguo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: consigo is [kõnˈsiɣ̞o] while contiguo is [kõn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wo]. 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 (pronoun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consigo is recorded at frequency rank #3,688, classified as apron, pronounced [kõnˈsiɣ̞o]. contiguo is at rank #35,962, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wo].
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 39650, this pair ranks #163,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consigo vs contiguo
Shared letters: cgino. Private to "consigo": s. Private to "contiguo": tu.
"consigo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "contiguo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consigo" for "contiguo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "consigo" vs "contiguo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "consigo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contiguo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consigo" and "contiguo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contiguo vs continue". 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 #163,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.