Which to use
“escuchad” and “escuchar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,382
- “escuchad” frequency rank
- #1,089
- “escuchar” frequency rank
- 49471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escuchad | escuchar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de escuchar. | Prestar atención a lo que se oye. |
Where the eye mixes escuchad and escuchar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between escuchad and escuchar
A purely visual mix-up. escuchad ([eskuˈt͡ʃað̞]) and escuchar ([eskuˈt͡ʃaɾ]) 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 a single letter - d in “escuchad” becomes r in “escuchar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49471, 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]. escuchar is at rank #1,089, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskuˈt͡ʃaɾ].
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 49471, this pair ranks #108,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of escuchad vs escuchar
Shared letters: acehsu. Private to "escuchad": d. Private to "escuchar": r.
"escuchad" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "escuchar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "escuchad" and "escuchar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "escuchad" or "escuchar"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "escuchad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escuchar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escuchad" and "escuchar" 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 #108,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.