Which to use
“consiguen” and “consiguió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,276
- “consiguen” frequency rank
- #3,312
- “consiguió” frequency rank
- 10588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consiguen | consiguió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 consiguen and consiguió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. consiguen (CVCCVCVVC) and consiguió (CVCCVCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: consiguen vs consiguió
A purely visual mix-up. consiguen ([kõnˈsiɣ̞ẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10588, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consiguen is recorded at frequency rank #7,276, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsiɣ̞ẽn]. 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 10588, this pair ranks #298,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of consiguen vs consiguió
Shared letters: cginosu. Private to "consiguen": e. Private to "consiguió": ó.
"consiguen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "consiguió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- consiguen ← cconsiguen · cnosiguen · conciguen · conisguen · connsiguen · consgiuen · consigeun · consigguen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "consiguen" and "consiguió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "consiguen" or "consiguió" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "consiguen" 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 #298,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consiguen" 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 #298,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.