Which to use
“escuchad” and “escuchado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,382
- “escuchad” frequency rank
- #2,881
- “escuchado” frequency rank
- 51263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escuchad | escuchado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de escuchar. | Participio de escuchar. |
Where the eye mixes escuchad and escuchado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. escuchad runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against escuchado's 9 (VCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between escuchad and escuchado
A purely visual mix-up. escuchad ([eskuˈt͡ʃað̞]) and escuchado ([eskuˈt͡ʃað̞o]) 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) - “escuchad” sits inside “escuchado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escuchad is recorded at frequency rank #48,382, classified as averb, pronounced [eskuˈt͡ʃað̞]. escuchado is at rank #2,881, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskuˈt͡ʃað̞o].
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 51263, this pair ranks #98,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of escuchad vs escuchado
Shared letters: acdehsu. Private to "escuchad": -. Private to "escuchado": o.
"escuchad" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "escuchado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "escuchad" and "escuchado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "escuchad" vs "escuchado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "escuchad" and "escuchado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "escuchad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escuchado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escuchad" and "escuchado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escuchad vs escuchame". 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 #98,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.