Which to use
“escoge” and “escogí” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,815
- “escoge” frequency rank
- #30,066
- “escogí” frequency rank
- 42881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escoge | escogí |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de escoger. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de escoger. |
Where the eye mixes escoge and escogí
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. escoge and escogí follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between escoge and escogí
A purely visual mix-up. escoge ([esˈkoxe]) and escogí ([eskoˈxi]) 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 a single letter - e in “escoge” becomes í in “escogí”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42881, 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]. escogí is at rank #30,066, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskoˈxi].
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 42881, this pair ranks #145,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of escoge vs escogí
Shared letters: cegos. Private to "escoge": -. Private to "escogí": í.
"escoge" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "escogí" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- escoge ← ecsoge · esccoge · escgoe · escoeg · escogge · esocge · esscoge · secoge
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "escoge" and "escogí" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "escoge" or "escogí"?
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 "escogí" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escoge" and "escogí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encoge vs escogí". 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 #145,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.