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 eye mixes echará and encara
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. echará and encara follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses echará with encara
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": há. Private to "encara": n.
"echará" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "encara" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- encara ← ecnara · enacra · encaar · enccara · encraa · enncara · necara
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "echará" and "encara" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "echará" or "encara"?
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 "echará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echará" and "encara" 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 #30,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.