escojavsescortWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: escoja is a verb, escort is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“escoja” is a verb and “escort” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,203
“escoja” frequency rank
#30,460
“escort” frequency rank
59663
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature escoja escort
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de escoger. Prostituta que es contratada a través de citas privadas en lugar de trabajar en un prostíbulo.

Where the eye mixes escoja and escort

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. escoja (VCCVCV) and escort (VCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
escoja
6 ch
escort

Look-alike desk: escoja vs escort

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: escoja is [esˈkoxa] while escort is [esˈkoɾt̪]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59663, 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]. escort is at rank #30,460, tagged as anoun, pronounced [esˈkoɾt̪].

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 59663, this pair ranks #61,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of escoja vs escort

Shared letters: ceos. Private to "escoja": aj. Private to "escort": rt.

"escoja" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "escort" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • escoja ← ecsoja · esccoja · escjoa · escoaj · escojja · esocja · esscoja · secoja
  • escort ← ecsort · esccort · escorrt · escortt · escotr · escrot · esocrt · esscort

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "escoja" and "escort" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "escoja" is a verb and "escort" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "escoja" or "escort"?
"escoja" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,203 in our Spanish list, against #30,460 for "escort". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "escoja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "escort" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #61,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "escoja" and "escort" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esboza vs escoja". 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 #61,812 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