Which to use
“echada” is a noun and “echados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,562
- “echada” frequency rank
- #42,409
- “echados” frequency rank
- 75971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echada | echados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de echar. | Forma del plural de echado, participio de echar o de echarse. |
Where the eye mixes echada and echados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between echada and echados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: echada is [eˈt͡ʃað̞a] while echados is [eˈt͡ʃað̞os]. 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 (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75971, 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]. echados is at rank #42,409, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [eˈt͡ʃað̞os].
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 75971, this pair ranks #18,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of echada vs echados
Shared letters: acdeh. Private to "echada": -. Private to "echados": os.
"echada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "echados" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "echada" for "echados" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "echada" or "echados" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "echada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "echados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echada" and "echados" 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 #18,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.