Which to use
“esconden” and “esconder” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,599
- “esconden” frequency rank
- #7,994
- “esconder” frequency rank
- 20593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esconden | esconder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de esconder. | Ocultar, apartar de la vista con algún fin. |
Where the eye mixes esconden and esconder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. esconden and esconder follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between esconden and esconder
A purely visual mix-up. esconden ([esˈkõn̪d̪ẽn]) and esconder ([eskõn̪ˈd̪eɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “esconden” becomes r in “esconder”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
esconden is recorded at frequency rank #12,599, classified as averb, pronounced [esˈkõn̪d̪ẽn]. esconder is at rank #7,994, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskõn̪ˈd̪eɾ].
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 20593, this pair ranks #258,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of esconden vs esconder
Shared letters: cdenos. Private to "esconden": -. Private to "esconder": r.
"esconden" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "esconder" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "esconden" and "esconder" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "esconden" or "esconder"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "esconden" and "esconder" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "esconden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "esconder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esconden" and "esconder" 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 #258,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.