Which to use
“escogida” is a participle and “escogido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,856
- “escogida” frequency rank
- #8,948
- “escogido” frequency rank
- 33804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escogida | escogido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de escogido, participio de escoger. | Participio de escoger. |
Where the eye mixes escogida and escogido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. escogida and escogido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: escogida vs escogido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: escogida is [eskoˈxið̞a] while escogido is [eskoˈxið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “escogida” becomes o in “escogido”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escogida is recorded at frequency rank #24,856, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [eskoˈxið̞a]. 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 33804, this pair ranks #194,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of escogida vs escogido
Shared letters: cdegios. Private to "escogida": a. Private to "escogido": -.
"escogida" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "escogido" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "escogida" for "escogido" ever safe?
Which is more common, "escogida" or "escogido"?
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 "escogida" 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 #194,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escogida" and "escogido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escogida vs esconda". 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 #194,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.