Which to use
“esconda” is a verb and “escondida” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,727
- “esconda” frequency rank
- #13,688
- “escondida” frequency rank
- 58415
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esconda | escondida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de esconder. | Forma del femenino de escondido, participio de esconder. |
Where the eye mixes esconda and escondida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. esconda runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against escondida's 9 (VCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between esconda and escondida
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: esconda is [esˈkõn̪d̪a] while escondida is [eskõn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58415, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
esconda is recorded at frequency rank #44,727, classified as averb, pronounced [esˈkõn̪d̪a]. escondida is at rank #13,688, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [eskõn̪ˈd̪ið̞a].
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 58415, this pair ranks #66,504 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of esconda vs escondida
Shared letters: acdenos. Private to "esconda": -. Private to "escondida": i.
"esconda" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "escondida" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "esconda" for "escondida" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "esconda" or "escondida" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "esconda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escondida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,504 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esconda" and "escondida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esconda vs escondían". 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 #66,504 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.