Which to use
“escriban” and “escriben” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,244
- “escriban” frequency rank
- #6,661
- “escriben” frequency rank
- 24905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escriban | escriben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de escribir o de escribirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de escribir o de escribirse. |
Where the eye mixes escriban and escriben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. escriban and escriben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: escriban vs escriben
A purely visual mix-up. escriban ([esˈkɾiβ̞ãn]) and escriben ([esˈkɾiβ̞ẽn]) 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 a single letter - a in “escriban” becomes e in “escriben”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escriban is recorded at frequency rank #18,244, classified as averb, pronounced [esˈkɾiβ̞ãn]. escriben is at rank #6,661, tagged as averb, pronounced [esˈkɾiβ̞ẽn].
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 24905, this pair ranks #238,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of escriban vs escriben
Shared letters: bceinrs. Private to "escriban": a. Private to "escriben": -.
"escriban" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "escriben" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "escriban" for "escriben" ever safe?
Frequency check: "escriban" vs "escriben" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "escriban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escriben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escriban" and "escriben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escriban vs escribís". 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 #238,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.