Which to use
“echan” and “echar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,806
- “echan” frequency rank
- #2,603
- “echar” frequency rank
- 12409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echan | echar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de echar o de echarse. | Impulsar o empujar algo hacia algún lugar. |
Where the eye mixes echan and echar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between echan and echar
A purely visual mix-up. echan ([ˈet͡ʃãn]) and echar ([eˈt͡ʃaɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “echan” becomes r in “echar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
echan is recorded at frequency rank #9,806, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈet͡ʃãn]. 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 12409, this pair ranks #291,655 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of echan vs echar
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "echan": n. Private to "echar": r.
"echan" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "echar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "echan" and "echar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "echan" vs "echar" - which ranks higher?
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 "echan" 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 #291,655 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echan" and "echar" 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 #291,655 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.