Which to use
“escondían” is a verb and “escondidas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,306
- “escondían” frequency rank
- #11,042
- “escondidas” frequency rank
- 56348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escondían | escondidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de esconder. | Juego infantil en donde se elige a una persona para que cuente con los ojos cerrados mientras los demás se esconden. Luego, debe intentar encontrar y librar a quienes se escondieron. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set escondían and escondidas apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
escondían and escondidas form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escondían is recorded at frequency rank #45,306, classified as averb, pronounced [eskõn̪ˈd̪iãn]. escondidas is at rank #11,042, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eskõn̪ˈd̪ið̞as].
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 56348, this pair ranks #74,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "escondían" and "escondidas" be used interchangeably?
Remembering escondían vs escondidas
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “escondían”; for a noun, it's “escondidas”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “escondían” entry
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