Which to use
“esconden” and “escondió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,599
- “esconden” frequency rank
- #24,857
- “escondió” frequency rank
- 37456
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esconden | escondió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de esconder. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de esconder. |
Where the eye mixes esconden and escondió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. esconden (VCCVCCVC) and escondió (VCCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: esconden vs escondió
A purely visual mix-up. esconden ([esˈkõn̪d̪ẽn]) and escondió ([eskõn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 37456, 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]. escondió is at rank #24,857, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskõn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 37456, this pair ranks #175,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of esconden vs escondió
Shared letters: cdenos. Private to "esconden": -. Private to "escondió": ió.
"esconden" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "escondió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- esconden ← ecsonden · escconden · escnoden · escodnen · escondden · escondenn · escondne · esconedn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "esconden" for "escondió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "esconden" vs "escondió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "esconden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escondió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esconden" and "escondió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escondían vs escondió". 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 #175,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.