consiguesvsconsiguióTell them apart

Which to use

“consigues” and “consiguió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,560
“consigues” frequency rank
#3,312
“consiguió” frequency rank
15872
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature consigues consiguió
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) 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 consigues and consiguió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. consigues (CVCCVCVVC) and consiguió (CVCCVCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
consigues
9 ch
consiguió

Visual trap between consigues and consiguió

A purely visual mix-up. consigues ([kõnˈsiɣ̞es]) 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 15872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

consigues is recorded at frequency rank #12,560, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsiɣ̞es]. 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 15872, this pair ranks #278,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of consigues vs consiguió

Shared letters: cginosu. Private to "consigues": e. Private to "consiguió": ó.

"consigues" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC  ·  "consiguió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • consigues ← cconsigues · cnosigues · concigues · conisgues · connsigues · consgiues · consigeus · consiggues

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "consigues" and "consiguió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõnˈsiɣ̞es] versus [kõnsiˈɣ̞jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "consigues" vs "consiguió" - which ranks higher?
"consiguió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,312 in our Spanish list, against #12,560 for "consigues". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "consigues" and "consiguió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "consigues" 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 #278,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "consigues" 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 #278,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list