Which to use
“escriban” and “escribís” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,244
- “escriban” frequency rank
- #40,814
- “escribís” frequency rank
- 59058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escriban | escribís |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de escribir o de escribirse. | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de escribir o de escribirse. |
Where the eye mixes escriban and escribís
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. escriban and escribís 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 escribís
A purely visual mix-up. escriban ([esˈkɾiβ̞ãn]) and escribís ([eskɾiˈβ̞is]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59058, 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]. escribís is at rank #40,814, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskɾiˈβ̞is].
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 59058, this pair ranks #64,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of escriban vs escribís
Shared letters: bceirs. Private to "escriban": an. Private to "escribís": í.
"escriban" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "escribís" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- escriban ← ecsriban · esccriban · escirban · escrbian · escriabn · escribann · escribban · escribna
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "escriban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escribís" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escriban" and "escribís" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escribirse 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 #64,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.