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

#15,363
“escapan” frequency rank
#46,530
“escojan” frequency rank
61893
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature escapan escojan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de escapar o de escaparse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de escoger.

Where the eye mixes escapan and escojan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. escapan and escojan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
escapan
7 ch
escojan

Why the eye confuses escapan with escojan

A purely visual mix-up. escapan ([esˈkapãn]) and escojan ([esˈkoxãn]) 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 61893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

escapan is recorded at frequency rank #15,363, classified as averb, pronounced [esˈkapãn]. escojan is at rank #46,530, tagged as averb, pronounced [esˈkoxãn].

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 61893, this pair ranks #53,913 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of escapan vs escojan

Shared letters: acens. Private to "escapan": p. Private to "escojan": jo.

"escapan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "escojan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • escapanecsapan · esacpan · escaapn · escapann · escapna · escappan · esccapan · escpaan
  • escojanecsojan · esccojan · escjoan · escoajn · escojann · escojjan · escojna · esocjan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "escapan" and "escojan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([esˈkapãn] versus [esˈkoxãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "escapan" or "escojan"?
"escapan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,363 in our Spanish list, against #46,530 for "escojan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "escapan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "escojan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #53,913 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "escapan" and "escojan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escojan vs escola". 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 #53,913 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