Which to use
“esconden” and “escondía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,599
- “esconden” frequency rank
- #27,595
- “escondía” frequency rank
- 40194
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esconden | escondía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 esconden and escondía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. esconden (VCCVCCVC) and escondía (VCCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses esconden with escondía
A purely visual mix-up. esconden ([esˈkõn̪d̪ẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40194, 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]. 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 40194, this pair ranks #160,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of esconden vs escondía
Shared letters: cdenos. Private to "esconden": -. Private to "escondía": aí.
"esconden" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "escondía" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- esconden ← ecsonden · escconden · escnoden · escodnen · escondden · escondenn · escondne · esconedn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "esconden" and "escondía" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "esconden" vs "escondía" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "esconden" and "escondía" 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 "escondía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esconden" 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 #160,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.