Which to use
“escribe” and “escribes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,984
- “escribe” frequency rank
- #11,043
- “escribes” frequency rank
- 13027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escribe | escribes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de escribir o de escribirse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de escribir o de escribirse. |
Where the eye mixes escribe and escribes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between escribe and escribes
A purely visual mix-up. escribe ([esˈkɾiβ̞e]) and escribes ([esˈkɾiβ̞es]) 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 extra letter(s) - “escribe” sits inside “escribes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escribe is recorded at frequency rank #1,984, classified as averb, pronounced [esˈkɾiβ̞e]. escribes is at rank #11,043, tagged as averb, pronounced [esˈkɾiβ̞es].
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 13027, this pair ranks #289,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escribe vs escribes
Shared letters: bceirs. Private to "escribe": -. Private to "escribes": -.
"escribe" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "escribes" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "escribe" and "escribes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "escribe" or "escribes"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "escribe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escribes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escribe" and "escribes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escribes 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 #289,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.