escapabavsescapadoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#32,644
“escapaba” frequency rank
#15,362
“escapado” frequency rank
48006
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature escapaba escapado
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de escapar o de escaparse. Participio de escapar o de escaparse.

Where the eye mixes escapaba and escapado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
escapaba
8 ch
escapado

Visual trap between escapaba and escapado

A purely visual mix-up. escapaba ([eskaˈpaβ̞a]) and escapado ([eskaˈpað̞o]) 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 48006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

escapaba is recorded at frequency rank #32,644, classified as averb, pronounced [eskaˈpaβ̞a]. escapado is at rank #15,362, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskaˈpað̞o].

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 48006, this pair ranks #116,854 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of escapaba vs escapado

Shared letters: aceps. Private to "escapaba": b. Private to "escapado": do.

"escapaba" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "escapado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • escapabaecsapaba · esacpaba · escaapba · escapaab · escapabba · escapava · escapbaa · escappaba
  • escapadoecsapado · esacpado · escaapdo · escapaddo · escapaod · escapdao · escappado · esccapado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "escapaba" and "escapado" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eskaˈpaβ̞a] versus [eskaˈpað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "escapaba" or "escapado"?
"escapado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,362 in our Spanish list, against #32,644 for "escapaba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "escapaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "escapado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #116,854 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "escapaba" and "escapado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encajaba vs escapaba". 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 #116,854 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