Which to use
“Eche” is a name and “erre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,895
- “Eche” frequency rank
- #45,302
- “erre” frequency rank
- 59197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Eche | erre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido. | Nombre de la letra r, decimonovena del alfabeto español y decimoctava del orden latino internacional, sobre todo referida a su sonido fuerte.. |
Where the eye mixes Eche and erre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Eche and erre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Eche with erre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Eche is [ˈet͡ʃe] while erre is [ˈere]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59197, 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]. erre is at rank #45,302, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈere].
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 59197, this pair ranks #63,538 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Eche vs erre
Shared letters: e. Private to "Eche": ch. Private to "erre": r.
"Eche" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "erre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Eche" for "erre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Eche" or "erre"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Eche" and "erre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Eche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,538 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Eche" and "erre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erre vs Erro". 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 #63,538 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.