Which to use
“escupe” and “escupió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,637
- “escupe” frequency rank
- #48,384
- “escupió” frequency rank
- 78021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escupe | escupió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de escupir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de escupir. |
Where the eye mixes escupe and escupió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. escupe runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against escupió's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between escupe and escupió
A purely visual mix-up. escupe ([esˈkupe]) and escupió ([eskuˈpjo]) 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 78021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escupe is recorded at frequency rank #29,637, classified as averb, pronounced [esˈkupe]. escupió is at rank #48,384, tagged as averb, pronounced [eskuˈpjo].
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 78021, this pair ranks #15,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of escupe vs escupió
Shared letters: cepsu. Private to "escupe": -. Private to "escupió": ió.
"escupe" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "escupió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- escupe ← ecsupe · esccupe · escpue · escuep · escuppe · esscupe · esucpe · secupe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "escupe" and "escupió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "escupe" or "escupió"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "escupe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escupió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escupe" and "escupió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escupen 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 #15,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.