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

#22,004
“escogidos” frequency rank
#15,849
“escondidos” frequency rank
37853
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature escogidos escondidos
Definition Forma del plural de escogido, participio de escoger. Forma del plural de escondido, participio de esconder.

Where the eye mixes escogidos and escondidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. escogidos runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against escondidos's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
escogidos
10 ch
escondidos

Look-alike desk: escogidos vs escondidos

A purely visual mix-up. escogidos ([eskoˈxið̞os]) and escondidos ([eskõn̪ˈd̪ið̞os]) 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 37853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

escogidos is recorded at frequency rank #22,004, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [eskoˈxið̞os]. escondidos is at rank #15,849, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [eskõn̪ˈd̪ið̞os].

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 37853, this pair ranks #173,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of escogidos vs escondidos

Shared letters: cdeios. Private to "escogidos": g. Private to "escondidos": n.

"escogidos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC  ·  "escondidos" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • escogidosecsogidos · esccogidos · escgoidos · escogdios · escoggidos · escogiddos · escogidoss · escogidso
  • escondidosecsondidos · esccondidos · escnodidos · escodnidos · esconddidos · esconddios · escondiddos · escondidoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "escogidos" and "escondidos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eskoˈxið̞os] versus [eskõn̪ˈd̪ið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "escogidos" vs "escondidos" - which ranks higher?
"escondidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,849 in our Spanish list, against #22,004 for "escogidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "escogidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "escondidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #173,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "escogidos" and "escondidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escogidas vs escogidos". 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 #173,127 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