Which to use
“echo” and “ecos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,839
- “echo” frequency rank
- #21,306
- “ecos” frequency rank
- 25145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echo | ecos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Palabra clave radiofónica del ICAO y NATO para la letra E. | Forma del plural de eco. |
Where the eye mixes echo and ecos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses echo with ecos
A purely visual mix-up. echo ([ˈɛko]) and ecos ([ˈekos]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25145, 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]. ecos is at rank #21,306, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈekos].
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 25145, this pair ranks #237,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of echo vs ecos
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "echo": h. Private to "ecos": s.
"echo" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ecos" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "echo" and "ecos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "echo" vs "ecos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "echo" and "ecos" 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 "ecos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "echo" and "ecos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ecos vs eses". 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 #237,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.