escoger

[eskoˈxeɾ]

/[eskoˈxeɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“escoger” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,614. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,614
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Elegir, seleccionar una persona o cosa de entre varias.

Corpus desk

Index ES-escoger · escoger · Spanish

escoger · rank #5,614 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,614
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH entro

Nearest frequency peer: entro (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “escoger”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “escoger” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

escoger vs escote
71% similar
escoger vs escogí
71% similar
escoger vs Escolar
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for escoger
PropertyValue
Headwordescoger
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eskoˈxeɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,614
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “escoger”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).escogercae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “entro” (#5,613), “estómago” (#5,615), “entraron” (#5,612). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “escoger” va en #5,614. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around escoger (IPA [eskoˈxeɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,614 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Elegir, seleccionar una persona o cosa de entre varias.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for escoger, with forms such as "ecsoger", "esccoger", and "escgoer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "escote", "escogí", "Escolar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is escoger, spelled E-S-C-O-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Elegir, seleccionar una persona o cosa de entre varias.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how escoger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Necesitamos escoger lo esencial a la par que improvisamos, decidiendo en el momento cuales son los aspectos básicos que debemos contar.

Synonyms

preferiroptar

This word in other languages

choose(English)choisir(Français)auswählen(Deutsch)escolher(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsoger
  • esccoger
  • escgoer
  • escoegr
  • escogerr
  • escogger
  • escogre
  • esocger
  • esscoger
  • secoger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escoger - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ecsoger2esccoger1escgoer2escoegr2escogerr1escogger1escogre2esocger2
Edit distance from "escoger"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "escoger"?
"escoger" is spelled E-S-C-O-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [eskoˈxeɾ].
What does "escoger" mean?
As a verb, "escoger" means: Elegir, seleccionar una persona o cosa de entre varias.
What words are commonly confused with "escoger"?
"escoger" is commonly confused with "escote", "escogí", "Escolar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escoger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escoger" is [eskoˈxeɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escoger" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "escoger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

externa#5,618géneros#5,621haremos#5,623demonio#5,602

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

habrán10 variantsdelgado10 variantsitaliana10 variantsjuicios10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list