Which to use
“escribí” and “escribió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,722
- “escribí” frequency rank
- #1,445
- “escribió” frequency rank
- 7167
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escribí | escribió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple 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 escribí and escribió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. escribí 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.
Look-alike desk: escribí vs escribió
A purely visual mix-up. escribí ([eskɾiˈβ̞i]) 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 7167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escribí is recorded at frequency rank #5,722, classified as averb, pronounced [eskɾiˈβ̞i]. 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 7167, this pair ranks #308,752 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escribí vs escribió
Shared letters: bceirs. Private to "escribí": í. Private to "escribió": ó.
"escribí" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "escribió" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "escribí" for "escribió" ever safe?
Which is more common, "escribí" or "escribió"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "escribí" 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 #308,752 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escribí" and "escribió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escribí vs escribís". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #308,752 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.