Which to use
“echar” and “echarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,603
- “echar” frequency rank
- #18,804
- “echarse” frequency rank
- 21407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echar | echarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Impulsar o empujar algo hacia algún lugar. | Tenderse. |
Where the eye mixes echar and echarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses echar with echarse
A purely visual mix-up. echar ([eˈt͡ʃaɾ]) and echarse ([eˈt͡ʃaɾse]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “echar” sits inside “echarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21407, 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]. echarse is at rank #18,804, tagged as averb, pronounced [eˈt͡ʃaɾse].
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 21407, this pair ranks #255,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of echar vs echarse
Shared letters: acehr. Private to "echar": -. Private to "echarse": s.
"echar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "echarse" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "echar" and "echarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "echar" or "echarse" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "echar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "echarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echar" and "echarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "echarán vs echarse". 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 #255,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.