Which to use
“escoge” and “escoger” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,815
- “escoge” frequency rank
- #5,614
- “escoger” frequency rank
- 18429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escoge | escoger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de escoger. | Elegir, seleccionar una persona o cosa de entre varias. |
Where the eye mixes escoge and escoger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. escoge runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against escoger's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses escoge with escoger
A purely visual mix-up. escoge ([esˈkoxe]) and escoger ([eskoˈxeɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “escoge” sits inside “escoger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escoge is recorded at frequency rank #12,815, classified as averb, pronounced [esˈkoxe]. escoger is at rank #5,614, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskoˈxeɾ].
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 18429, this pair ranks #267,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escoge vs escoger
Shared letters: cegos. Private to "escoge": -. Private to "escoger": r.
"escoge" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "escoger" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "escoge" and "escoger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "escoge" vs "escoger" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "escoge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escoger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escoge" and "escoger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encoge vs escoge". 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 #267,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.