Which to use
“escriban” and “escribí” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,244
- “escriban” frequency rank
- #5,722
- “escribí” frequency rank
- 23966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escriban | escribí |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de escribir o de escribirse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de escribir o de escribirse. |
Where the eye mixes escriban and escribí
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. escriban runs 8 letters (VCCCVCVC) against escribí's 7 (VCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses escriban with escribí
A purely visual mix-up. escriban ([esˈkɾiβ̞ãn]) and escribí ([eskɾiˈβ̞i]) 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 23966, 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]. escribí is at rank #5,722, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskɾiˈβ̞i].
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 23966, this pair ranks #243,343 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of escriban vs escribí
Shared letters: bceirs. Private to "escriban": an. Private to "escribí": í.
"escriban" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "escribí" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- escriban ← ecsriban · esccriban · escirban · escrbian · escriabn · escribann · escribban · escribna
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "escriban" and "escribí" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "escriban" vs "escribí" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "escriban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escribí" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,343 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escriban" and "escribí" 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 #243,343 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.