echar una vista

[eˈt͡ʃaɾ ˈuna ˈβ̞ist̪a]

/[eˈt͡ʃaɾ ˈuna ˈβ̞ist̪a]/ phrase

The verdict

“echar una vista” 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 May 6, 2026) - Cuidar de una cosa mirándola de cuando en cuando. Usado frecuentemente para encargar este cuidado.

Key facts for echar una vista
PropertyValue
Headwordechar una vista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[eˈt͡ʃaɾ ˈuna ˈβ̞ist̪a]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “echar una vista” sits in Spanish frequency

echar una vista falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

echar una vista is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [eˈt͡ʃaɾ ˈuna ˈβ̞ist̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cuidar de una cosa mirándola de cuando en cuando. Usado frecuentemente para encargar este cuidado.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for echar una vista, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is echar una vista, spelled E-C-H-A-R- -U-N-A- -V-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuidar de una cosa mirándola de cuando en cuando. Usado frecuentemente para encargar este cuidado.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "echar una vista"?
"echar una vista" is spelled E-C-H-A-R- -U-N-A- -V-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [eˈt͡ʃaɾ ˈuna ˈβ̞ist̪a].
What does "echar una vista" mean?
As a phrase, "echar una vista" means: Cuidar de una cosa mirándola de cuando en cuando. Usado frecuentemente para encargar este cuidado.
How do you pronounce "echar una vista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "echar una vista" is [eˈt͡ʃaɾ ˈuna ˈβ̞ist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "echar una vista" come from?
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Using “echar una vista”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-C-H-A-R- -U-N-A- -V-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [eˈt͡ʃaɾ ˈuna ˈβ̞ist̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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