Which to use
“escuchad” is a verb and “escuchados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,382
- “escuchad” frequency rank
- #28,362
- “escuchados” frequency rank
- 76744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escuchad | escuchados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de escuchar. | Forma del plural de escuchado, participio de escuchar. |
Where the eye mixes escuchad and escuchados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: escuchad vs escuchados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: escuchad is [eskuˈt͡ʃað̞] while escuchados is [eskuˈt͡ʃað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “escuchad” sits inside “escuchados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76744, 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]. escuchados is at rank #28,362, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [eskuˈt͡ʃað̞os].
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 76744, this pair ranks #17,176 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of escuchad vs escuchados
Shared letters: acdehsu. Private to "escuchad": -. Private to "escuchados": o.
"escuchad" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "escuchados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- escuchad ← ecsuchad · esccuchad · esccuhad · escucahd · escucchad · escuchadd · escuchda · escuchhad
- escuchados ← ecsuchados · esccuchados · esccuhados · escucahdos · escucchados · escuchaddos · escuchadoss · escuchadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "escuchad" for "escuchados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "escuchad" vs "escuchados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "escuchad" and "escuchados" 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 "escuchados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,176 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escuchad" and "escuchados" 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 #17,176 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.