ECHR

name

"echr" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ECHR” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #49,889 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#49,889
frequency rank, English
4
letters
5
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Initialism of European Court of Human Rights.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ECHR vs eh
0% similar
ECHR vs er
0% similar
ECHR vs err
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ECHR
PropertyValue
HeadwordECHR
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#49,889
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ECHR” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ECHR lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for ECHR is 4 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #49,889 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for ECHR, with forms such as "ecchr", "echhr", and "echrr". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "eh", "er", "err", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is ECHR, spelled E-C-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Initialism of European Court of Human Rights.
  2. 2
    Initialism of European Convention on Human Rights.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ecchr,echhr,echrr,ecrh,ehcr

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ECHR - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ecchr1echhr1echrr1ecrh2ehcr2
Edit distance from "ECHR"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ECHR"?
"ECHR" is spelled E-C-H-R.
What does "ECHR" mean?
As a proper noun, "ECHR" means: Initialism of European Court of Human Rights.
What words are commonly confused with "ECHR"?
"ECHR" is commonly confused with "eh", "er", "err". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "ECHR" come from?
"ECHR" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “ECHR”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is E-C-H-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “eh” - see the side-by-side comparison. ECHR vs eh
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list