Which to use
“esconde” and “escondía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,714
- “esconde” frequency rank
- #27,595
- “escondía” frequency rank
- 35309
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esconde | escondía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de esconder. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de esconder. |
Where the eye mixes esconde and escondía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. esconde runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against escondía's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses esconde with escondía
A purely visual mix-up. esconde ([esˈkõn̪d̪e]) and escondía ([eskõn̪ˈd̪ia]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35309, 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]. escondía is at rank #27,595, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskõn̪ˈd̪ia].
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 35309, this pair ranks #186,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of esconde vs escondía
Shared letters: cdenos. Private to "esconde": -. Private to "escondía": aí.
"esconde" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "escondía" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- esconde ← ecsonde · escconde · escnode · escodne · escondde · esconed · esconnde · esocnde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "esconde" and "escondía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "esconde" or "escondía"?
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 "escondía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esconde" and "escondía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escondía 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 #186,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.