Which to use
“esconden” and “escondían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,599
- “esconden” frequency rank
- #45,306
- “escondían” frequency rank
- 57905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esconden | escondían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de esconder. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de esconder. |
Where the eye mixes esconden and escondían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. esconden runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against escondían's 9 (VCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses esconden with escondían
A purely visual mix-up. esconden ([esˈkõn̪d̪ẽn]) and escondían ([eskõn̪ˈd̪iãn]) 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 57905, 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]. escondían is at rank #45,306, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskõn̪ˈd̪iãn].
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 57905, this pair ranks #68,579 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of esconden vs escondían
Shared letters: cdenos. Private to "esconden": -. Private to "escondían": aí.
"esconden" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "escondían" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- esconden ← ecsonden · escconden · escnoden · escodnen · escondden · escondenn · escondne · esconedn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "esconden" and "escondían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "esconden" or "escondían"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "esconden" and "escondían" 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 "escondían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,579 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esconden" and "escondían" 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 #68,579 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.