Echo
[ˈɛço]
The verdict
“Echo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,410. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,410
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Reflexion von Schallwellen, so dass man das ursprüngliche Geräusch zwei- oder mehrfach hört
Corpus desk
Index DE-echo · Echo · German
Echo · rank #6,410 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #6,410
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH drohen
Nearest frequency peer: drohen (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Echo”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- diente
diente
93,594 corpus weight
- dokumentiert
dokumentiert
93,593 corpus weight
- drohen
drohen
93,592 corpus weight
- Echo
Echo
93,591 corpus weight
- effektiv
effektiv
93,590 corpus weight
- Einstellung…
Einstellungen
93,589 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Echo” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Echo |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛço] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #6,410 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Echo” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Echo (IPA [ˈɛço]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,410 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Echo, with forms such as "ceho", "eccho", and "echho". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "eh", "eo", "Ehe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Echo, spelled E-C-H-O.
Definition
- 1Reflexion von Schallwellen, so dass man das ursprüngliche Geräusch zwei- oder mehrfach hört
- 2Rückwirkung, Erwiderung auf eine Handlung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Echo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hier gibt's ein wunderbares Echo.
„Vor Aufregung schießt der Mann am Maschinengewehr auf den Turm, schwer rollt das Echo zurück.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ceho
- eccho
- echho
- ecoh
- ehco
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Echo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Echo", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Echo". Here's where to go from here.
- "Echo" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "eh". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #6,410 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.