echar a perder
[eˈt͡ʃaɾ a peɾˈð̞eɾ]
The verdict
“echar a perder” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Malograr el correcto funcionamiento de una cosa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-echar-a-perder · echar a perder · Spanish
echar a perder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 perder |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [eˈt͡ʃaɾ a peɾˈð̞eɾ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “echar a perder” en español
Rare enough to double-check
echar a perder is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [eˈt͡ʃaɾ a peɾˈð̞eɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for echar a perder in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is echar a perder, spelled E-C-H-A-R- -A- -P-E-R-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Malograr el correcto funcionamiento de una cosa.
- 2Dicho de alimentos, descomponerse o pudrirse.
- 3Degradar, corromper, pervertir, mancillar.
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.