Which to use
“escribe” and “escribo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,984
- “escribe” frequency rank
- #4,998
- “escribo” frequency rank
- 6982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escribe | escribo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de escribir o de escribirse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de escribir o de escribirse. |
Where the eye mixes escribe and escribo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: escribe vs escribo
A purely visual mix-up. escribe ([esˈkɾiβ̞e]) and escribo ([esˈkɾiβ̞o]) 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 - e in “escribe” becomes o in “escribo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6982, 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]. escribo is at rank #4,998, tagged as averb, pronounced [esˈkɾiβ̞o].
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 6982, this pair ranks #309,267 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escribe vs escribo
Shared letters: bceirs. Private to "escribe": -. Private to "escribo": o.
"escribe" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "escribo" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "escribe" and "escribo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "escribe" vs "escribo" - 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 "escribe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escribo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,267 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escribe" and "escribo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escribo vs estribor". 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 #309,267 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.