Which to use
“echada” is a noun and “echado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,562
- “echada” frequency rank
- #8,373
- “echado” frequency rank
- 41935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echada | echado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de echar. | Encargado de espiar o averiguar alguna cosa o para echar alguna especie. |
Where the eye mixes echada and echado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between echada and echado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: echada is [eˈt͡ʃað̞a] while echado is [eˈt͡ʃað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “echada” becomes o in “echado”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
echada is recorded at frequency rank #33,562, classified as anoun, pronounced [eˈt͡ʃað̞a]. 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 41935, this pair ranks #150,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of echada vs echado
Shared letters: acdeh. Private to "echada": -. Private to "echado": o.
"echada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "echado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "echada" and "echado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "echada" vs "echado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "echada" 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 #150,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echada" and "echado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "echada 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 #150,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.