Which to use
“consiguió” is a verb and “contiguo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,312
- “consiguió” frequency rank
- #35,962
- “contiguo” frequency rank
- 39274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consiguió | contiguo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de conseguir o de conseguirse. | Que está tocando a otra cosa. |
Where the eye mixes consiguió and contiguo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. consiguió runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVV) against contiguo's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between consiguió and contiguo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: consiguió is [kõnsiˈɣ̞jo] while contiguo is [kõn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consiguió is recorded at frequency rank #3,312, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnsiˈɣ̞jo]. contiguo is at rank #35,962, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wo].
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 39274, this pair ranks #165,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consiguió vs contiguo
Shared letters: cginou. Private to "consiguió": só. Private to "contiguo": t.
"consiguió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVV · "contiguo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contiguo ← ccontiguo · cnotiguo · conitguo · conntiguo · contgiuo · contigguo · contigou · contiugo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consiguió" for "contiguo" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "consiguió" or "contiguo" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "consiguió" and "contiguo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "consiguió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contiguo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consiguió" and "contiguo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contiguo vs continue". 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 #165,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.