escojavsescojanConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#29,203
“escoja” frequency rank
#46,530
“escojan” frequency rank
75733
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature escoja escojan
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de escoger. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de escoger.

Where the eye mixes escoja and escojan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. escoja runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against escojan's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
escoja
7 ch
escojan

Visual trap between escoja and escojan

A purely visual mix-up. escoja ([esˈkoxa]) and escojan ([esˈkoxãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “escoja” sits inside “escojan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

escoja is recorded at frequency rank #29,203, classified as averb, pronounced [esˈkoxa]. escojan is at rank #46,530, tagged as averb, pronounced [esˈkoxãn].

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 75733, this pair ranks #19,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of escoja vs escojan

Shared letters: acejos. Private to "escoja": -. Private to "escojan": n.

"escoja" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "escojan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • escojaecsoja · esccoja · escjoa · escoaj · escojja · esocja · esscoja · secoja
  • escojanecsojan · esccojan · escjoan · escoajn · escojann · escojjan · escojna · esocjan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "escoja" and "escojan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([esˈkoxa] versus [esˈkoxãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "escoja" or "escojan" show up more?
"escoja" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,203 in our Spanish list, against #46,530 for "escojan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "escoja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "escojan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "escoja" and "escojan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escojan vs escola". 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 #19,019 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