Which to use
“escogió” and “escondo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,687
- “escogió” frequency rank
- #38,091
- “escondo” frequency rank
- 51778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escogió | escondo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de escoger. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de esconder. |
Where the eye mixes escogió and escondo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. escogió (VCCVCVV) and escondo (VCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses escogió with escondo
A purely visual mix-up. escogió ([eskoˈxjo]) and escondo ([esˈkõn̪d̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51778, 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]. escondo is at rank #38,091, tagged as averb, pronounced [esˈkõn̪d̪o].
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 51778, this pair ranks #96,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of escogió vs escondo
Shared letters: ceos. Private to "escogió": gió. Private to "escondo": dn.
"escogió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "escondo" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- escondo ← ecsondo · esccondo · escnodo · escodno · esconddo · esconndo · esconod · esocndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "escogió" and "escondo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "escogió" or "escondo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "escogió" and "escondo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "escogió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escondo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escogió" and "escondo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esconda vs escondo". 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 #96,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.