echona
[eˈt͡ʃona]
The verdict
“echona” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Herramienta de una sola mano para segar trigo y otros cereales, formada por un mango corto y una hoja metálica curva con su lado interior afilado y con dientes pequeños. Permite de un corte cosecha...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | echona |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eˈt͡ʃona] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “echona” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for echona is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eˈt͡ʃona]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Herramienta de una sola mano para segar trigo y otros cereales, formada por un mango corto y una hoja metálica curva con su lado interior afilado y con dientes pequeños. Permite de un corte cosecha...".
echona doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is echona, spelled E-C-H-O-N-A.
Definition
- 1Herramienta de una sola mano para segar trigo y otros cereales, formada por un mango corto y una hoja metálica curva con su lado interior afilado y con dientes pequeños. Permite de un corte cosechar un manojo de espigas.
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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.
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Using “echona”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-C-H-O-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eˈt͡ʃona] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.