Which to use
“escondió” and “escondo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,857
- “escondió” frequency rank
- #38,091
- “escondo” frequency rank
- 62948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escondió | escondo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de esconder. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de esconder. |
Where the eye mixes escondió and escondo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. escondió runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVV) against escondo's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses escondió with escondo
A purely visual mix-up. escondió ([eskõn̪ˈd̪jo]) and escondo ([esˈkõn̪d̪o]) 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 62948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escondió is recorded at frequency rank #24,857, classified as averb, pronounced [eskõn̪ˈd̪jo]. escondo is at rank #38,091, tagged as averb, pronounced [esˈkõn̪d̪o].
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 62948, this pair ranks #50,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of escondió vs escondo
Shared letters: cdenos. Private to "escondió": ió. Private to "escondo": -.
"escondió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "escondo" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- escondo ← ecsondo · esccondo · escnodo · escodno · esconddo · esconndo · esconod · esocndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "escondió" for "escondo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "escondió" vs "escondo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "escondió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escondo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escondió" and "escondo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esconda vs escondo". 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 #50,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.