EchevsereConfusable pair

Quick tell: Eche is a name, ere is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Eche” is a name and “ere” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,895
“Eche” frequency rank
#23,773
“ere” frequency rank
37668
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Eche ere
Definition Apellido. Nombre de la letra r cuando tiene su sonido suave.

Where the eye mixes Eche and ere

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Eche
3 ch
ere

Visual trap between Eche and ere

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Eche is [ˈet͡ʃe] while ere is [ˈeɾe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Eche is recorded at frequency rank #13,895, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈet͡ʃe]. ere is at rank #23,773, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈeɾe].

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 37668, this pair ranks #174,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Eche vs ere

Shared letters: e. Private to "Eche": ch. Private to "ere": r.

"Eche" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "ere" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Echecehe · ecche · eceh · echhe · ehce

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Eche" for "ere" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Eche" is a name and "ere" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Eche" or "ere" show up more?
"Eche" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,895 in our Spanish list, against #23,773 for "ere". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Eche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #174,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Eche" and "ere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "EPL vs ere". 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 #174,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list