Which to use
“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.
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
- escogidos ← ecsogidos · esccogidos · escgoidos · escogdios · escoggidos · escogiddos · escogidoss · escogidso
- escondidos ← ecsondidos · esccondidos · escnodidos · escodnidos · esconddidos · esconddios · escondiddos · escondidoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "escogidos" and "escondidos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "escogidos" vs "escondidos" - which ranks higher?
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.