Which to use
“escapes” and “escapo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,813
- “escapes” frequency rank
- #25,253
- “escapo” frequency rank
- 66066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escapes | escapo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de escape. | Fuste. |
Where the eye mixes escapes and escapo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. escapes runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against escapo's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between escapes and escapo
A purely visual mix-up. escapes ([esˈkapes]) and escapo ([esˈkapo]) 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 66066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escapes is recorded at frequency rank #40,813, classified as anoun, pronounced [esˈkapes]. escapo is at rank #25,253, tagged as anoun, pronounced [esˈkapo].
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 66066, this pair ranks #40,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of escapes vs escapo
Shared letters: aceps. Private to "escapes": -. Private to "escapo": o.
"escapes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "escapo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "escapes" for "escapo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "escapes" vs "escapo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "escapes" and "escapo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "escapes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escapo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escapes" and "escapo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escapes vs escupen". 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 #40,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.