Which to use
“consigue” is a verb and “contigua” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,549
- “consigue” frequency rank
- #33,504
- “contigua” frequency rank
- 36053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consigue | contigua |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conseguir o de conseguirse. | Forma del femenino singular de contiguo. |
Where the eye mixes consigue and contigua
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. consigue and contigua follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between consigue and contigua
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: consigue is [kõnˈsiɣ̞e] while contigua is [kõn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wa]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36053, 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]. contigua is at rank #33,504, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wa].
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 36053, this pair ranks #182,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consigue vs contigua
Shared letters: cginou. Private to "consigue": es. Private to "contigua": at.
"consigue" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "contigua" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "consigue" and "contigua" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "consigue" or "contigua"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "consigue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contigua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consigue" and "contigua" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contigua 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 #182,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.