Which to use
“eco” is a noun and “es” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,222
- “eco” frequency rank
- #13
- “es” frequency rank
- 20235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eco | es |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Echo, der Widerhall | ersetzt eine zuvor benutzte Nominalphrase im Neutrum (Person, Tier, Sache oder Abstraktum) |
Letter map: eco vs es
Shared letters muted; letters that set eco and es apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for eco / es
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: eco is anoun and esapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eco is recorded at frequency rank #20,222, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. es is at rank #13, tagged as apron, pronounced [ɛs].
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 20235, this pair ranks #1,899,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eco vs es
Shared letters: e. Private to "eco": co. Private to "es": s.
"eco" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "es" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eco" for "es" ever safe?
Frequency check: "eco" vs "es" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "eco" vs "es" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "eco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "es" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,899,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eco" and "es" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eco vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,899,875 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.