Which to use
“escribimos” and “escribió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,841
- “escribimos” frequency rank
- #1,445
- “escribió” frequency rank
- 18286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escribimos | escribió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) 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 escribimos and escribió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. escribimos runs 10 letters (VCCCVCVCVC) against escribió's 8 (VCCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: escribimos vs escribió
A purely visual mix-up. escribimos ([eskɾiˈβ̞imos]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escribimos is recorded at frequency rank #16,841, classified as averb, pronounced [eskɾiˈβ̞imos]. 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 18286, this pair ranks #268,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escribimos vs escribió
Shared letters: bceirs. Private to "escribimos": mo. Private to "escribió": ó.
"escribimos" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC · "escribió" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- escribimos ← ecsribimos · esccribimos · escirbimos · escrbiimos · escribbimos · escribimmos · escribimoss · escribimso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "escribimos" and "escribió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "escribimos" or "escribió"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "escribimos" 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 #268,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escribimos" and "escribió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escribimos vs escribís". 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 #268,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.