Which to use
“echaba” is a verb and “echado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,599
- “echaba” frequency rank
- #8,373
- “echado” frequency rank
- 23972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echaba | echado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de echar o de echarse. | Encargado de espiar o averiguar alguna cosa o para echar alguna especie. |
Where the eye mixes echaba and echado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between echaba and echado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: echaba is [eˈt͡ʃaβ̞a] while echado is [eˈt͡ʃað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
echaba is recorded at frequency rank #15,599, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈt͡ʃaβ̞a]. echado is at rank #8,373, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eˈt͡ʃað̞o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 23972, this pair ranks #243,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of echaba vs echado
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "echaba": b. Private to "echado": do.
"echaba" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "echado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "echaba" and "echado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "echaba" vs "echado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "echaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "echado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echaba" and "echado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "echaba vs echarán". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #243,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.