Which to use
“echar” and “echará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,603
- “echar” frequency rank
- #36,544
- “echará” frequency rank
- 39147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echar | echará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Impulsar o empujar algo hacia algún lugar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de echar o de echarse. |
Where the eye mixes echar and echará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between echar and echará
A purely visual mix-up. echar ([eˈt͡ʃaɾ]) and echará ([et͡ʃaˈɾa]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “echar” sits inside “echará”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
echar is recorded at frequency rank #2,603, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈt͡ʃaɾ]. echará is at rank #36,544, tagged as averb, pronounced [et͡ʃaˈɾa].
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 39147, this pair ranks #166,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of echar vs echará
Shared letters: acehr. Private to "echar": -. Private to "echará": á.
"echar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "echará" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- echar ← cehar · ecahr · ecchar · echarr · echhar · echra · ehcar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "echar" for "echará" ever safe?
Frequency check: "echar" vs "echará" - 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 "echar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "echará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echar" and "echará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "echará 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 #166,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.