Which to use
“consigue” and “consiguió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,549
- “consigue” frequency rank
- #3,312
- “consiguió” frequency rank
- 5861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consigue | consiguió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conseguir o de conseguirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de conseguir o de conseguirse. |
Where the eye mixes consigue and consiguió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. consigue runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against consiguió's 9 (CVCCVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses consigue with consiguió
A purely visual mix-up. consigue ([kõnˈsiɣ̞e]) and consiguió ([kõnsiˈɣ̞jo]) 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 5861, 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]. consiguió is at rank #3,312, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsiˈɣ̞jo].
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 5861, this pair ranks #312,463 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of consigue vs consiguió
Shared letters: cginosu. Private to "consigue": e. Private to "consiguió": ó.
"consigue" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "consiguió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- consigue ← cconsigue · cnosigue · concigue · conisgue · connsigue · consgiue · consigeu · consiggue
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consigue" for "consiguió" ever safe?
Which is more common, "consigue" or "consiguió"?
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 "consigue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consiguió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,463 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consigue" and "consiguió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consiguió 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 #312,463 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.