Which to use
“escuchad” and “escuchas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,382
- “escuchad” frequency rank
- #6,055
- “escuchas” frequency rank
- 54437
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escuchad | escuchas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de escuchar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de escuchar. |
Where the eye mixes escuchad and escuchas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. escuchad and escuchas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses escuchad with escuchas
A purely visual mix-up. escuchad ([eskuˈt͡ʃað̞]) and escuchas ([esˈkut͡ʃas]) 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 s in “escuchas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54437, 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]. escuchas is at rank #6,055, tagged as averb, pronounced [esˈkut͡ʃas].
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 54437, this pair ranks #83,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of escuchad vs escuchas
Shared letters: acehsu. Private to "escuchad": d. Private to "escuchas": -.
"escuchad" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "escuchas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "escuchad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escuchas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escuchad" and "escuchas" 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 #83,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.