Which to use
“echan” is a verb and “echo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,806
- “echan” frequency rank
- #3,839
- “echo” frequency rank
- 13645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echan | echo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de echar o de echarse. | Palabra clave radiofónica del ICAO y NATO para la letra E. |
Where the eye mixes echan and echo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses echan with echo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: echan is [ˈet͡ʃãn] while echo is [ˈɛko]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13645, 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]. echo is at rank #3,839, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛko].
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 13645, this pair ranks #287,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of echan vs echo
Shared letters: ceh. Private to "echan": an. Private to "echo": o.
"echan" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "echo" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "echan" and "echo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "echan" or "echo" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "echo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echan" and "echo" 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 #287,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.