Which to use
“encoge” and “escoge” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,555
- “encoge” frequency rank
- #12,815
- “escoge” frequency rank
- 56370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encoge | escoge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encoger o de encogerse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de escoger. |
Where the eye mixes encoge and escoge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. encoge and escoge follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between encoge and escoge
A purely visual mix-up. encoge ([ẽŋˈkoxe]) and escoge ([esˈkoxe]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “encoge” becomes s in “escoge”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encoge is recorded at frequency rank #43,555, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈkoxe]. escoge is at rank #12,815, tagged as averb, pronounced [esˈkoxe].
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 56370, this pair ranks #74,891 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encoge vs escoge
Shared letters: cego. Private to "encoge": n. Private to "escoge": s.
"encoge" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "escoge" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encoge" and "escoge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "encoge" or "escoge" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "encoge" and "escoge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "encoge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escoge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,891 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encoge" and "escoge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encoge vs escogen". 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 #74,891 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.