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

#30,066
“escogí” frequency rank
#8,948
“escogido” frequency rank
39014
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature escogí escogido
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de escoger. Participio de escoger.

Where the eye mixes escogí and escogido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. escogí runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against escogido's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
escogí
8 ch
escogido

Visual trap between escogí and escogido

A purely visual mix-up. escogí ([eskoˈxi]) and escogido ([eskoˈxið̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

escogí is recorded at frequency rank #30,066, classified as averb, pronounced [eskoˈxi]. escogido is at rank #8,948, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskoˈxið̞o].

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 39014, this pair ranks #166,843 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of escogí vs escogido

Shared letters: cegos. Private to "escogí": í. Private to "escogido": di.

"escogí" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "escogido" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • escogidoecsogido · esccogido · escgoido · escogdio · escoggido · escogiddo · escogiod · escoigdo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "escogí" and "escogido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eskoˈxi] versus [eskoˈxið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "escogí" vs "escogido" - which ranks higher?
"escogido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,948 in our Spanish list, against #30,066 for "escogí". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "escogí" and "escogido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "escogí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "escogido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #166,843 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "escogí" and "escogido" 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 #166,843 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