escapadovsescaparonWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#15,362
“escapado” frequency rank
#18,820
“escaparon” frequency rank
34182
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature escapado escaparon
Definition Participio de escapar o de escaparse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de escapar o de escaparse.

Where the eye mixes escapado and escaparon

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
escapado
9 ch
escaparon

Visual trap between escapado and escaparon

A purely visual mix-up. escapado ([eskaˈpað̞o]) and escaparon ([eskaˈpaɾõn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

escapado is recorded at frequency rank #15,362, classified as averb, pronounced [eskaˈpað̞o]. escaparon is at rank #18,820, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskaˈpaɾõn].

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 34182, this pair ranks #192,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of escapado vs escaparon

Shared letters: aceops. Private to "escapado": d. Private to "escaparon": nr.

"escapado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "escaparon" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • escapadoecsapado · esacpado · escaapdo · escapaddo · escapaod · escapdao · escappado · esccapado
  • escaparonecsaparon · esacparon · escaapron · escapaorn · escaparno · escaparonn · escaparron · escapparon

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "escapado" for "escaparon" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eskaˈpað̞o] versus [eskaˈpaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "escapado" or "escaparon"?
"escapado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,362 in our Spanish list, against #18,820 for "escaparon". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "escapado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "escaparon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #192,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "escapado" and "escaparon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escapado vs excavado". 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 #192,811 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