Which to use
“escuchado” and “escuchó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,881
- “escuchado” frequency rank
- #8,378
- “escuchó” frequency rank
- 11259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escuchado | escuchó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio 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 escuchado and escuchó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. escuchado runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against escuchó's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses escuchado with escuchó
A purely visual mix-up. escuchado ([eskuˈt͡ʃað̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escuchado is recorded at frequency rank #2,881, classified as averb, pronounced [eskuˈt͡ʃað̞o]. 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 11259, this pair ranks #295,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escuchado vs escuchó
Shared letters: cehsu. Private to "escuchado": ado. Private to "escuchó": ó.
"escuchado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "escuchó" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- escuchado ← ecsuchado · esccuchado · esccuhado · escucahdo · escucchado · escuchaddo · escuchaod · escuchdao
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "escuchado" for "escuchó" ever safe?
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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 "escuchado" 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 #295,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escuchado" and "escuchó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escuchó vs escupió". 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 #295,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.