Which to use
“consigue” and “consiguen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,549
- “consigue” frequency rank
- #7,276
- “consiguen” frequency rank
- 9825
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consigue | consiguen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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 consigue and consiguen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. consigue runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against consiguen's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between consigue and consiguen
A purely visual mix-up. consigue ([kõnˈsiɣ̞e]) 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 extra letter(s) - “consigue” sits inside “consiguen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9825, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consigue is recorded at frequency rank #2,549, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsiɣ̞e]. 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 9825, this pair ranks #300,713 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of consigue vs consiguen
Shared letters: ceginosu. Private to "consigue": -. Private to "consiguen": -.
"consigue" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "consiguen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "consigue" and "consiguen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "consigue" vs "consiguen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "consigue" 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 #300,713 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consigue" and "consiguen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consigue vs contiguo". 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 #300,713 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.