Which to use
“escribió” and “escribís” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,445
- “escribió” frequency rank
- #40,814
- “escribís” frequency rank
- 42259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escribió | escribís |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de escribir o de escribirse. | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de escribir o de escribirse. |
Where the eye mixes escribió and escribís
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. escribió (VCCCVCVV) and escribís (VCCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: escribió vs escribís
A purely visual mix-up. escribió ([eskɾiˈβ̞jo]) and escribís ([eskɾiˈβ̞is]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escribió is recorded at frequency rank #1,445, classified as averb, pronounced [eskɾiˈβ̞jo]. escribís is at rank #40,814, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskɾiˈβ̞is].
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 42259, this pair ranks #149,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of escribió vs escribís
Shared letters: bceirs. Private to "escribió": ó. Private to "escribís": í.
"escribió" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV · "escribís" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "escribió" and "escribís" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "escribió" or "escribís" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "escribió" and "escribís" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "escribió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escribís" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escribió" and "escribís" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escribirse vs escribís". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #149,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.