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Which to use

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

#30,066
“escogí” frequency rank
#13,687
“escogió” frequency rank
43753
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature escogí escogió
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple 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 escogí and escogió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. escogí runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against escogió's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
escogí
7 ch
escogió

Look-alike desk: escogí vs escogió

A purely visual mix-up. escogí ([eskoˈxi]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43753, 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]. 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 43753, this pair ranks #140,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of escogí vs escogió

Shared letters: cegos. Private to "escogí": í. Private to "escogió": ió.

"escogí" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "escogió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "escogí" for "escogió" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eskoˈxi] versus [eskoˈxjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "escogí" vs "escogió" - which ranks higher?
"escogió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,687 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "escogí" 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 #140,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "escogí" and "escogió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encoge vs escogí". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #140,883 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