eachvsEchoConfusable pair

Quick tell: each is a pronoun, Echo is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“each” is a pronoun and “Echo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,007
“each” frequency rank
#6,410
“Echo” frequency rank
38417
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature each Echo
Definition jeder, jede, jedes Reflexion von Schallwellen, so dass man das ursprüngliche Geräusch zwei- oder mehrfach hört

Where the eye mixes each and Echo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
each
4 ch
Echo

Look-alike desk: each vs Echo

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: each is [iːt͡ʃ] while Echo is [ˈɛço]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

each is recorded at frequency rank #32,007, classified as apron, pronounced [iːt͡ʃ]. Echo is at rank #6,410, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛço].

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 38417, this pair ranks #1,564,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of each vs Echo

Shared letters: ceh. Private to "each": a. Private to "Echo": o.

"each" · 4 letters · shape VVCC  ·  "Echo" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eachaech · eacch · eachh · eahc · ecah
  • Echoceho · eccho · echho · ecoh · ehco

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "each" and "Echo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "each" is a pronoun and "Echo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "each" or "Echo" show up more?
"Echo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,410 in our German list, against #32,007 for "each". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "each" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Echo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,564,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "each" and "Echo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "each vs eam". 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 #1,564,525 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list