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Which to use

“escogen” and “escogí” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,113
“escogen” frequency rank
#30,066
“escogí” frequency rank
63179
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature escogen escogí
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 escogen and escogí

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
escogen
6 ch
escogí

Look-alike desk: escogen vs escogí

A purely visual mix-up. escogen ([esˈkoxẽn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

escogen is recorded at frequency rank #33,113, classified as averb, pronounced [esˈkoxẽn]. 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 63179, this pair ranks #49,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of escogen vs escogí

Shared letters: cegos. Private to "escogen": n. Private to "escogí": í.

"escogen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "escogí" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • escogenecsogen · esccogen · escgoen · escoegn · escogenn · escoggen · escogne · esocgen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "escogen" for "escogí" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([esˈkoxẽn] versus [eskoˈxi]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "escogen" or "escogí"?
"escogí" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,066 in our Spanish list, against #33,113 for "escogen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "escogen" 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 #49,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "escogen" and "escogí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escogen 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 #49,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list