Which to use
“escoger” and “escogí” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,614
- “escoger” frequency rank
- #30,066
- “escogí” frequency rank
- 35680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escoger | escogí |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Elegir, seleccionar una persona o cosa de entre varias. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de escoger. |
Where the eye mixes escoger and escogí
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. escoger runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against escogí's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: escoger vs escogí
A purely visual mix-up. escoger ([eskoˈxeɾ]) 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 35680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escoger is recorded at frequency rank #5,614, classified as averb, pronounced [eskoˈxeɾ]. 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 35680, this pair ranks #184,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of escoger vs escogí
Shared letters: cegos. Private to "escoger": r. Private to "escogí": í.
"escoger" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "escogí" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- escoger ← ecsoger · esccoger · escgoer · escoegr · escogerr · escogger · escogre · esocger
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "escoger" and "escogí" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "escoger" or "escogí"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "escoger" 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 #184,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escoger" 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 #184,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.