Which to use
“escuchas” and “escuchó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,055
- “escuchas” frequency rank
- #8,378
- “escuchó” frequency rank
- 14433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escuchas | escuchó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo 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 escuchas and escuchó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: escuchas vs escuchó
A purely visual mix-up. escuchas ([esˈkut͡ʃas]) 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 14433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escuchas is recorded at frequency rank #6,055, classified as averb, pronounced [esˈkut͡ʃas]. 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 14433, this pair ranks #284,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escuchas vs escuchó
Shared letters: cehsu. Private to "escuchas": a. Private to "escuchó": ó.
"escuchas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "escuchó" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- escuchas ← ecsuchas · esccuchas · esccuhas · escucahs · escucchas · escuchass · escuchhas · escuchsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "escuchas" and "escuchó" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "escuchas" vs "escuchó" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "escuchas" and "escuchó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "escuchas" 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 #284,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escuchas" 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 #284,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.