Which to use
“escucha” is a noun and “escuché” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,249
- “escucha” frequency rank
- #4,891
- “escuché” frequency rank
- 7140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escucha | escuché |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de escuchar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de escuchar. |
Where the eye mixes escucha and escuché
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between escucha and escuché
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: escucha is [esˈkut͡ʃa] while escuché is [eskuˈt͡ʃe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “escucha” becomes é in “escuché”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escucha is recorded at frequency rank #2,249, classified as anoun, pronounced [esˈkut͡ʃa]. escuché is at rank #4,891, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskuˈt͡ʃe].
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 7140, this pair ranks #308,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escucha vs escuché
Shared letters: cehsu. Private to "escucha": a. Private to "escuché": é.
"escucha" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "escuché" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- escucha ← ecsucha · esccucha · esccuha · escucah · escuccha · escuchha · escuhca · esscucha
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "escucha" and "escuché" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "escucha" or "escuché"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "escucha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escuché" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escucha" and "escuché" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escuchad vs escuché". 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 #308,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.