Which to use
“escogido” and “escogió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,948
- “escogido” frequency rank
- #13,687
- “escogió” frequency rank
- 22635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escogido | escogió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio 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 escogido and escogió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. escogido runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against escogió's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses escogido with escogió
A purely visual mix-up. escogido ([eskoˈxið̞o]) 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 22635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escogido is recorded at frequency rank #8,948, classified as averb, pronounced [eskoˈxið̞o]. 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 22635, this pair ranks #249,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escogido vs escogió
Shared letters: cegios. Private to "escogido": d. Private to "escogió": ó.
"escogido" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "escogió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- escogido ← ecsogido · esccogido · escgoido · escogdio · escoggido · escogiddo · escogiod · escoigdo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "escogido" and "escogió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "escogido" or "escogió" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "escogido" 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 #249,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escogido" 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 #249,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.