echar a la cara
[eˈt͡ʃaɾ a la ˈkaɾa]
The verdict
“echar a la cara” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reprender, reconvenir, reprochar o presionar a alguien recordándole algo censurable o un beneficio concedido.
Corpus desk
Index ES-echar-a-la-cara · echar a la cara · Spanish
echar a la cara · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | echar a la cara |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [eˈt͡ʃaɾ a la ˈkaɾa] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “echar a la cara” en español
Rare enough to double-check
echar a la cara is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [eˈt͡ʃaɾ a la ˈkaɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Reprender, reconvenir, reprochar o presionar a alguien recordándole algo censurable o un beneficio concedido.".
No misspelling variants are generated for echar a la cara in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is echar a la cara, spelled E-C-H-A-R- -A- -L-A- -C-A-R-A.
Definition
- 1Reprender, reconvenir, reprochar o presionar a alguien recordándole algo censurable o un beneficio concedido.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.