Which to use
“echado” is an adjective and “echaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,373
- “echado” frequency rank
- #10,494
- “echaron” frequency rank
- 18867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echado | echaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Encargado de espiar o averiguar alguna cosa o para echar alguna especie. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de echar o de echarse. |
Where the eye mixes echado and echaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between echado and echaron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: echado is [eˈt͡ʃað̞o] while echaron is [eˈt͡ʃaɾõn]. 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 18867, 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]. echaron is at rank #10,494, tagged as averb, pronounced [eˈt͡ʃaɾõn].
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 18867, this pair ranks #266,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of echado vs echaron
Shared letters: aceho. Private to "echado": d. Private to "echaron": nr.
"echado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "echaron" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "echado" for "echaron" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "echado" or "echaron" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "echado" and "echaron" 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 "echaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echado" and "echaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "echarán vs echaron". 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 #266,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.