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.
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?
Frequency check: "consigues" vs "consiguió" - which ranks higher?
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.