Which to use
“escobas” is a noun and “escoja” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,073
- “escobas” frequency rank
- #29,203
- “escoja” frequency rank
- 66276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escobas | escoja |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de escoba. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de escoger. |
Where the eye mixes escobas and escoja
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. escobas runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against escoja's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses escobas with escoja
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: escobas is [esˈkoβ̞as] while escoja is [esˈkoxa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escobas is recorded at frequency rank #37,073, classified as anoun, pronounced [esˈkoβ̞as]. escoja is at rank #29,203, tagged as averb, pronounced [esˈkoxa].
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 66276, this pair ranks #40,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of escobas vs escoja
Shared letters: aceos. Private to "escobas": b. Private to "escoja": j.
"escobas" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "escoja" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "escobas" for "escoja" ever safe?
Frequency check: "escobas" vs "escoja" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "escobas" and "escoja" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "escobas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escoja" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escobas" and "escoja" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escobas vs escojan". 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 #40,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.