escuchadvsescuchóTell them apart

Which to use

“escuchad” and “escuchó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,382
“escuchad” frequency rank
#8,378
“escuchó” frequency rank
56760
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature escuchad escuchó
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de escuchar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de escuchar.

Where the eye mixes escuchad and escuchó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. escuchad runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against escuchó's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
escuchad
7 ch
escuchó

Visual trap between escuchad and escuchó

A purely visual mix-up. escuchad ([eskuˈt͡ʃað̞]) and escuchó ([eskuˈt͡ʃo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56760, 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]. escuchó is at rank #8,378, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskuˈt͡ʃo].

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 56760, this pair ranks #73,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of escuchad vs escuchó

Shared letters: cehsu. Private to "escuchad": ad. Private to "escuchó": ó.

"escuchad" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "escuchó" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • escuchad ← ecsuchad · esccuchad · esccuhad · escucahd · escucchad · escuchadd · escuchda · escuchhad

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "escuchad" and "escuchó" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eskuˈt͡ʃað̞] versus [eskuˈt͡ʃo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "escuchad" or "escuchó"?
"escuchó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,378 in our Spanish list, against #48,382 for "escuchad". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "escuchó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "escuchad" and "escuchó" 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 #73,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list