echarávsencaraWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“echará” and “encara” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,544
“echará” frequency rank
#33,573
“encara” frequency rank
70117
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature echará encara
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de echar o de echarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encarar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set echará and encara apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
echará
6 ch
encara

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. echará ([et͡ʃaˈɾa]) and encara ([ẽŋˈkaɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

echará is recorded at frequency rank #36,544, classified as averb, pronounced [et͡ʃaˈɾa]. encara is at rank #33,573, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈkaɾa].

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 70117, this pair ranks #30,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of echará vs encara

Shared letters: acer. Private to "echará": . Private to "encara": n.

"echará" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "encara" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • encaraecnara · enacra · encaar · enccara · encraa · enncara · necara

Frequency comparison

echará#36,544
encara#33,573

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "echará" and "encara" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([et͡ʃaˈɾa] versus [ẽŋˈkaɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "echará" or "encara"?
"encara" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,573 in our Spanish list, against #36,544 for "echará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering echará vs encara

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “echará” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list