Which to use
“escapar” and “escaparse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,404
- “escapar” frequency rank
- #24,496
- “escaparse” frequency rank
- 27900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escapar | escaparse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Salir de un encierro o peligro. | Huir de una situación de peligro. |
Where the eye mixes escapar and escaparse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses escapar with escaparse
A purely visual mix-up. escapar ([eskaˈpaɾ]) and escaparse ([eskaˈpaɾse]) 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 “escaparse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27900, 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]. escaparse is at rank #24,496, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskaˈpaɾse].
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 27900, this pair ranks #224,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of escapar vs escaparse
Shared letters: aceprs. Private to "escapar": -. Private to "escaparse": -.
"escapar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "escaparse" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "escapar" for "escaparse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "escapar" vs "escaparse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "escapar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escaparse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escapar" and "escaparse" 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 #224,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.