Which to use
“echo” and “eco” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,839
- “echo” frequency rank
- #4,414
- “eco” frequency rank
- 8253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echo | eco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Palabra clave radiofónica del ICAO y NATO para la letra E. | Repetición del sonido causado por la reflexión de la onda sonora al chocar con una superficie rígida. |
Where the eye mixes echo and eco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: echo vs eco
A purely visual mix-up. echo ([ˈɛko]) and eco ([ˈeko]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
echo is recorded at frequency rank #3,839, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛko]. eco is at rank #4,414, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈeko].
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 8253, this pair ranks #305,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of echo vs eco
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "echo": h. Private to "eco": -.
"echo" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "eco" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- echo ← ceho · eccho · echho · ecoh · ehco
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "echo" and "eco" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "echo" or "eco" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "echo" and "eco" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "echo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echo" and "eco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eco vs EPL". 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 #305,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.