Which to use
“escondían” and “escondió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,306
- “escondían” frequency rank
- #24,857
- “escondió” frequency rank
- 70163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escondían | escondió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto 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 escondían and escondió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. escondían runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against escondió's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses escondían with escondió
A purely visual mix-up. escondían ([eskõn̪ˈd̪iãn]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70163, 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]. 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 70163, this pair ranks #30,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of escondían vs escondió
Shared letters: cdenos. Private to "escondían": aí. Private to "escondió": ió.
"escondían" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "escondió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "escondían" and "escondió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "escondían" or "escondió"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "escondían" and "escondió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "escondían" 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 #30,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escondían" and "escondió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esconda vs escondían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #30,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.