Which to use
“echaban” is a verb and “echada” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,478
- “echaban” frequency rank
- #33,562
- “echada” frequency rank
- 69040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echaban | echada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de echar. | Acción o efecto de echar. |
Where the eye mixes echaban and echada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: echaban vs echada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: echaban is [eˈt͡ʃaβ̞ãn] while echada is [eˈt͡ʃað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
echaban is recorded at frequency rank #35,478, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈt͡ʃaβ̞ãn]. echada is at rank #33,562, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eˈt͡ʃað̞a].
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 69040, this pair ranks #33,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of echaban vs echada
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "echaban": bn. Private to "echada": d.
"echaban" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "echada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "echaban" and "echada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "echaban" vs "echada" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "echaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "echada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echaban" and "echada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "echaban 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 #33,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.