Which to use
“consiguen” and “continúen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,276
- “consiguen” frequency rank
- #17,650
- “continúen” frequency rank
- 24926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consiguen | continúen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 subjuntivo de continuar. |
Where the eye mixes consiguen and continúen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. consiguen and continúen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between consiguen and continúen
A purely visual mix-up. consiguen ([kõnˈsiɣ̞ẽn]) and continúen ([kõn̪t̪iˈnuẽn]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24926, 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]. continúen is at rank #17,650, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪iˈnuẽn].
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 24926, this pair ranks #238,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consiguen vs continúen
Shared letters: ceino. Private to "consiguen": gsu. Private to "continúen": tú.
"consiguen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "continúen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- consiguen ← cconsiguen · cnosiguen · conciguen · conisguen · connsiguen · consgiuen · consigeun · consigguen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consiguen" for "continúen" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "consiguen" or "continúen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "consiguen" and "continúen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "consiguen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "continúen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consiguen" and "continúen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "continue vs continúen". 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 #238,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.