Which to use
“esconder” and “escondió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,994
- “esconder” frequency rank
- #24,857
- “escondió” frequency rank
- 32851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esconder | escondió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ocultar, apartar de la vista con algún fin. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de esconder. |
Where the eye mixes esconder and escondió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. esconder (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: esconder vs escondió
A purely visual mix-up. esconder ([eskõn̪ˈd̪eɾ]) 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 32851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
esconder is recorded at frequency rank #7,994, classified as averb, pronounced [eskõn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. 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 32851, this pair ranks #199,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of esconder vs escondió
Shared letters: cdenos. Private to "esconder": r. Private to "escondió": ió.
"esconder" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "escondió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- esconder ← ecsonder · escconder · escnoder · escodner · escondder · esconderr · escondre · esconedr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "esconder" and "escondió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "esconder" vs "escondió" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "esconder" 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 #199,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esconder" 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 #199,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.