Which to use
“escogió” and “escondió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,687
- “escogió” frequency rank
- #24,857
- “escondió” frequency rank
- 38544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escogió | escondió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) 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 esconder. |
Where the eye mixes escogió and escondió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. escogió runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against escondió's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: escogió vs escondió
A purely visual mix-up. escogió ([eskoˈxjo]) and escondió ([eskõn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 38544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escogió is recorded at frequency rank #13,687, classified as averb, pronounced [eskoˈxjo]. escondió is at rank #24,857, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskõn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 38544, this pair ranks #169,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of escogió vs escondió
Shared letters: ceiosó. Private to "escogió": g. Private to "escondió": dn.
"escogió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "escondió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "escogió" for "escondió" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "escogió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escondió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escogió" and "escondió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escondían vs escondió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #169,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.