Which to use
“escribes” and “escribo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,043
- “escribes” frequency rank
- #4,998
- “escribo” frequency rank
- 16041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escribes | escribo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) 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 escribes and escribo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between escribes and escribo
A purely visual mix-up. escribes ([esˈkɾiβ̞es]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16041, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escribes is recorded at frequency rank #11,043, classified as averb, pronounced [esˈkɾiβ̞es]. 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 16041, this pair ranks #277,753 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escribes vs escribo
Shared letters: bceirs. Private to "escribes": -. Private to "escribo": o.
"escribes" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "escribo" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "escribes" and "escribo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "escribes" or "escribo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "escribes" and "escribo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "escribes" 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 #277,753 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escribes" 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 #277,753 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.