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eco

Spanish, noun/ˈeko/

eco is spelled E-C-O (3 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,406th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eco is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “echo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Repetición del sonido causado por la reflexión de la onda sonora al chocar con una superficie rígida”.

What does eco mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineecho

prefix

as eco-
  1. 1

    eco-; forms words concerning ecology or the environment

prefix

as eco-
  1. 1

    forms words relating to echos or other reflected waves

suffix

as -eco
  1. 1

    masculineindicates a demonym or inhabitant, especially of places in Central America and Mexico

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Repetición del sonido causado por la reflexión de la onda sonora al chocar con una superficie rígida.

noun: 1. Ecografía.

noun: 1. Ecosonograma.

prefix: 1. Otorga el significado de "vivienda o medio ambiente".

prefix: 1. Otorga el significado de "sonido u ondas con eco".

suffix: 1. Forma gentilicios, especialmente de topónimos mexicanos y centroamericanos.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of eco

  • ecos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce eco?

  • /ˈeko/
  • [ˈe.ko]
  • [ˈeko]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to eco

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is eco in Spanish?

eco appears 18 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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