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“escrita” and “escritas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,249
“escrita” frequency rank
#7,426
“escritas” frequency rank
10675
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature escrita escritas
Definition Forma del femenino de escrito, participio de escribir. Forma del femenino plural de escrito, participio de escribir.

Where the eye mixes escrita and escritas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. escrita runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against escritas's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
escrita
8 ch
escritas

Visual trap between escrita and escritas

A purely visual mix-up. escrita ([esˈkɾit̪a]) and escritas ([esˈkɾit̪as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “escrita” sits inside “escritas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

escrita is recorded at frequency rank #3,249, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [esˈkɾit̪a]. escritas is at rank #7,426, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [esˈkɾit̪as].

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 10675, this pair ranks #297,789 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of escrita vs escritas

Shared letters: aceirst. Private to "escrita": -. Private to "escritas": -.

"escrita" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV  ·  "escritas" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • escrita ← ecsrita · esccrita · escirta · escriat · escritta · escrrita · escrtia · esrcita
  • escritas ← ecsritas · esccritas · escirtas · escriats · escritass · escritsa · escrittas · escrritas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "escrita" and "escritas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([esˈkɾit̪a] versus [esˈkɾit̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "escrita" or "escritas"?
"escrita" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,249 in our Spanish list, against #7,426 for "escritas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "escrita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "escritas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #297,789 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "escrita" and "escritas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escribís vs escritas". 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 #297,789 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list