# esquivar vs Esquivel

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### esquivar
*verb · IPA [eskiˈβ̞aɾ] · frequency rank #19,724*
Buscar o lograr no encontrarse o chocar con algo o alguien

### Esquivel
*name · IPA [eskiˈβ̞el] · frequency rank #25,628*
Apellido

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/esquivar-vs-esquivel