Which to use
“escuchen” and “escuchó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,982
- “escuchen” frequency rank
- #8,378
- “escuchó” frequency rank
- 18360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escuchen | escuchó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo 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 escuchen and escuchó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. escuchen 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.
Visual trap between escuchen and escuchó
A purely visual mix-up. escuchen ([esˈkut͡ʃẽn]) 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 18360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escuchen is recorded at frequency rank #9,982, classified as averb, pronounced [esˈkut͡ʃẽn]. 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 18360, this pair ranks #268,238 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escuchen vs escuchó
Shared letters: cehsu. Private to "escuchen": n. Private to "escuchó": ó.
"escuchen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "escuchó" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- escuchen ← ecsuchen · esccuchen · esccuhen · escucchen · escucehn · escuchenn · escuchhen · escuchne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "escuchen" and "escuchó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "escuchen" or "escuchó"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "escuchen" 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 #268,238 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escuchen" and "escuchó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escuchen vs escupen". 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 #268,238 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.