Which to use
“esconde” and “esconden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,714
- “esconde” frequency rank
- #12,599
- “esconden” frequency rank
- 20313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esconde | esconden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de esconder. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de esconder. |
Where the eye mixes esconde and esconden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. esconde runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against esconden's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between esconde and esconden
A purely visual mix-up. esconde ([esˈkõn̪d̪e]) and esconden ([esˈkõn̪d̪ẽn]) 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) - “esconde” sits inside “esconden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
esconde is recorded at frequency rank #7,714, classified as averb, pronounced [esˈkõn̪d̪e]. esconden is at rank #12,599, tagged as averb, pronounced [esˈkõn̪d̪ẽn].
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 20313, this pair ranks #259,881 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of esconde vs esconden
Shared letters: cdenos. Private to "esconde": -. Private to "esconden": -.
"esconde" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "esconden" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "esconde" and "esconden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "esconde" or "esconden"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "esconde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "esconden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,881 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esconde" and "esconden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esconden 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 #259,881 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.