Which to use
“echado” is an adjective and “echan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,373
- “echado” frequency rank
- #9,806
- “echan” frequency rank
- 18179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echado | echan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Encargado de espiar o averiguar alguna cosa o para echar alguna especie. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de echar o de echarse. |
Where the eye mixes echado and echan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses echado with echan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: echado is [eˈt͡ʃað̞o] while echan is [ˈet͡ʃãn]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
echado is recorded at frequency rank #8,373, classified as anadj, pronounced [eˈt͡ʃað̞o]. echan is at rank #9,806, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈet͡ʃãn].
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 18179, this pair ranks #269,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of echado vs echan
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "echado": do. Private to "echan": n.
"echado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "echan" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "echado" for "echan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "echado" vs "echan" - 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 "echado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "echan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echado" and "echan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "echan 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 #269,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.