Which to use
“escoger” and “escogió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,614
- “escoger” frequency rank
- #13,687
- “escogió” frequency rank
- 19301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escoger | escogió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Elegir, seleccionar una persona o cosa de entre varias. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de escoger. |
Where the eye mixes escoger and escogió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. escoger (VCCVCVC) and escogió (VCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses escoger with escogió
A purely visual mix-up. escoger ([eskoˈxeɾ]) 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 19301, 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]. 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 19301, this pair ranks #264,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escoger vs escogió
Shared letters: cegos. Private to "escoger": r. Private to "escogió": ió.
"escoger" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "escogió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- escoger ← ecsoger · esccoger · escgoer · escoegr · escogerr · escogger · escogre · esocger
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "escoger" and "escogió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "escoger" or "escogió"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "escoger" and "escogió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "escoger" 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 #264,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escoger" and "escogió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escogió vs Eulogio". 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 #264,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.