Which to use
“echaba” and “echará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,599
- “echaba” frequency rank
- #36,544
- “echará” frequency rank
- 52143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echaba | echará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de echar o de echarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de echar o de echarse. |
Where the eye mixes echaba and echará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: echaba vs echará
A purely visual mix-up. echaba ([eˈt͡ʃaβ̞a]) and echará ([et͡ʃaˈɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52143, 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]. echará is at rank #36,544, tagged as averb, pronounced [et͡ʃaˈɾa].
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 52143, this pair ranks #94,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of echaba vs echará
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "echaba": b. Private to "echará": rá.
"echaba" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "echará" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- echaba ← cehaba · ecahba · ecchaba · echaab · echabba · echava · echbaa · echhaba
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "echaba" for "echará" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "echaba" or "echará" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "echaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "echará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echaba" and "echará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "echará 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 #94,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.