Which to use
“escogen” and “escogió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,113
- “escogen” frequency rank
- #13,687
- “escogió” frequency rank
- 46800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escogen | escogió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de escoger. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de escoger. |
Where the eye mixes escogen and escogió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. escogen (VCCVCVC) and escogió (VCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between escogen and escogió
A purely visual mix-up. escogen ([esˈkoxẽn]) and escogió ([eskoˈxjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46800, 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]. escogió is at rank #13,687, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskoˈxjo].
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 46800, this pair ranks #123,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of escogen vs escogió
Shared letters: cegos. Private to "escogen": n. Private to "escogió": ió.
"escogen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "escogió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- escogen ← ecsogen · esccogen · escgoen · escoegn · escogenn · escoggen · escogne · esocgen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "escogen" and "escogió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "escogen" or "escogió" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "escogió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escogen" and "escogió" 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 #123,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.