Which to use
“echar” and “echaré” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,603
- “echar” frequency rank
- #35,008
- “echaré” frequency rank
- 37611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echar | echaré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Impulsar o empujar algo hacia algún lugar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de echar o de echarse. |
Where the eye mixes echar and echaré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: echar vs echaré
A purely visual mix-up. echar ([eˈt͡ʃaɾ]) and echaré ([et͡ʃaˈɾe]) 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 “echaré”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37611, 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]. echaré is at rank #35,008, tagged as averb, pronounced [et͡ʃaˈɾe].
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 37611, this pair ranks #174,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of echar vs echaré
Shared letters: acehr. Private to "echar": -. Private to "echaré": é.
"echar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "echaré" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- echar ← cehar · ecahr · ecchar · echarr · echhar · echra · ehcar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "echar" for "echaré" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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 "echaré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echar" and "echaré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "echarán vs echaré". 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 #174,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.