Which to use
“echt” is an adjective and “eco” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #394
- “echt” frequency rank
- #20,222
- “eco” frequency rank
- 20616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echt | eco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unverfälscht | das Echo, der Widerhall |
Letter map: echt vs eco
Shared letters muted; letters that set echt and eco apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: echt is anadjective and ecoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
echt is recorded at frequency rank #394, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛçt]. eco is at rank #20,222, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 20616, this pair ranks #1,895,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of echt vs eco
Shared letters: ce. Private to "echt": ht. Private to "eco": o.
"echt" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "eco" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- echt ← ceht · eccht · echht · echtt · ecth · ehct