Which to use
“escribí” and “escribir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,722
- “escribí” frequency rank
- #964
- “escribir” frequency rank
- 6686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escribí | escribir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de escribir o de escribirse. | Utilizar letras o signos grabados sobre una superficie para representar las palabras. |
Where the eye mixes escribí and escribir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: escribí vs escribir
A purely visual mix-up. escribí ([eskɾiˈβ̞i]) and escribir ([eskɾiˈβ̞iɾ]) 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 6686, 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]. escribir is at rank #964, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskɾiˈβ̞iɾ].
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 6686, this pair ranks #310,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escribí vs escribir
Shared letters: bceirs. Private to "escribí": í. Private to "escribir": -.
"escribí" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "escribir" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- escribir ← ecsribir · esccribir · escirbir · escrbiir · escribbir · escribirr · escribri · escriibr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "escribí" for "escribir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "escribí" vs "escribir" - 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 "escribí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escribir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escribí" and "escribir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escribir 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 #310,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.