Which to use
“escondía” and “escondían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,595
- “escondía” frequency rank
- #45,306
- “escondían” frequency rank
- 72901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escondía | escondían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto 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 escondía and escondían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. escondía runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVV) 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 escondía with escondían
A purely visual mix-up. escondía ([eskõn̪ˈd̪ia]) 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 extra letter(s) - “escondía” sits inside “escondían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escondía is recorded at frequency rank #27,595, classified as averb, pronounced [eskõn̪ˈd̪ia]. 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 72901, this pair ranks #24,417 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of escondía vs escondían
Shared letters: acdenosí. Private to "escondía": -. Private to "escondían": -.
"escondía" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "escondían" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "escondía" and "escondían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "escondía" or "escondían"?
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 "escondía" 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 #24,417 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escondía" and "escondían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esconda vs escondían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #24,417 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.