Which to use
“echado” is an adjective and “echar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,373
- “echado” frequency rank
- #2,603
- “echar” frequency rank
- 10976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echado | echar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Encargado de espiar o averiguar alguna cosa o para echar alguna especie. | Impulsar o empujar algo hacia algún lugar. |
Where the eye mixes echado and echar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between echado and echar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: echado is [eˈt͡ʃað̞o] while echar is [eˈt͡ʃaɾ]. 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 10976, 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]. echar is at rank #2,603, tagged as averb, pronounced [eˈt͡ʃaɾ].
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 10976, this pair ranks #296,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of echado vs echar
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "echado": do. Private to "echar": r.
"echado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "echar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "echado" and "echar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "echado" vs "echar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "echado" and "echar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "echado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "echar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echado" and "echar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "echado vs echados". 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 #296,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.