Which to use
“escribe” and “escribió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,984
- “escribe” frequency rank
- #1,445
- “escribió” frequency rank
- 3429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escribe | escribió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de escribir o de escribirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de escribir o de escribirse. |
Where the eye mixes escribe and escribió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. escribe runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against escribió's 8 (VCCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between escribe and escribió
A purely visual mix-up. escribe ([esˈkɾiβ̞e]) and escribió ([eskɾiˈβ̞jo]) 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 3429, 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]. escribió is at rank #1,445, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskɾiˈβ̞jo].
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 3429, this pair ranks #318,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escribe vs escribió
Shared letters: bceirs. Private to "escribe": -. Private to "escribió": ó.
"escribe" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "escribió" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- escribe ← ecsribe · esccribe · escirbe · escrbie · escribbe · escrieb · escrive · escrribe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "escribe" for "escribió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "escribe" vs "escribió" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "escribe" and "escribió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "escribe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escribió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escribe" and "escribió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escabio vs escribió". 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 #318,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.