Which to use
“escapar” and “escaparon” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,404
- “escapar” frequency rank
- #18,820
- “escaparon” frequency rank
- 22224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escapar | escaparon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Salir de un encierro o peligro. | 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 escapar and escaparon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses escapar with escaparon
A purely visual mix-up. escapar ([eskaˈpaɾ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “escapar” sits inside “escaparon”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escapar is recorded at frequency rank #3,404, classified as averb, pronounced [eskaˈpaɾ]. 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 22224, this pair ranks #251,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escapar vs escaparon
Shared letters: aceprs. Private to "escapar": -. Private to "escaparon": no.
"escapar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "escaparon" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "escapar" and "escaparon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "escapar" or "escaparon"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "escapar" and "escaparon" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "escapar" 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 #251,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escapar" and "escaparon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escapar vs escarbar". 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 #251,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.