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Which to use

“escondida” and “escondidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,688
“escondida” frequency rank
#15,849
“escondidos” frequency rank
29537
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature escondida escondidos
Definition Forma del femenino de escondido, participio de esconder. Forma del plural de escondido, participio de esconder.

Where the eye mixes escondida and escondidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
escondida
10 ch
escondidos

Look-alike desk: escondida vs escondidos

A purely visual mix-up. escondida ([eskõn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]) and escondidos ([eskõn̪ˈd̪ið̞os]) 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 29537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

escondida is recorded at frequency rank #13,688, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [eskõn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]. escondidos is at rank #15,849, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [eskõn̪ˈd̪ið̞os].

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 29537, this pair ranks #216,516 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of escondida vs escondidos

Shared letters: cdeinos. Private to "escondida": a. Private to "escondidos": -.

"escondida" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "escondidos" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • escondidaecsondida · esccondida · escnodida · escodnida · esconddia · esconddida · escondiad · escondidda
  • escondidosecsondidos · esccondidos · escnodidos · escodnidos · esconddidos · esconddios · escondiddos · escondidoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "escondida" and "escondidos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eskõn̪ˈd̪ið̞a] versus [eskõn̪ˈd̪ið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "escondida" or "escondidos"?
"escondida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,688 in our Spanish list, against #15,849 for "escondidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "escondida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "escondidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #216,516 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "escondida" and "escondidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escondían vs escondida". 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 #216,516 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list