Which to use
“escolta” and “escoltas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,401
- “escolta” frequency rank
- #25,254
- “escoltas” frequency rank
- 36655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escolta | escoltas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Individuo dedicado a la protección de la seguridad personal de una personalidad contra posibles ataques. | Forma del plural de escoltas. |
Where the eye mixes escolta and escoltas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. escolta runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against escoltas's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between escolta and escoltas
A purely visual mix-up. escolta ([esˈkol̪t̪a]) and escoltas ([esˈkol̪t̪as]) 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) - “escolta” sits inside “escoltas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escolta is recorded at frequency rank #11,401, classified as anoun, pronounced [esˈkol̪t̪a]. escoltas is at rank #25,254, tagged as anoun, pronounced [esˈkol̪t̪as].
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 36655, this pair ranks #179,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of escolta vs escoltas
Shared letters: acelost. Private to "escolta": -. Private to "escoltas": -.
"escolta" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "escoltas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "escolta" for "escoltas" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "escolta" and "escoltas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "escolta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escoltas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escolta" and "escoltas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escola vs escoltas". 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 #179,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.