Which to use
“ecos” and “emos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,306
- “ecos” frequency rank
- #35,485
- “emos” frequency rank
- 56791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ecos | emos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de eco. | Forma del plural de emo. |
Where the eye mixes ecos and emos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ecos and emos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ecos vs emos
A purely visual mix-up. ecos ([ˈekos]) and emos ([ˈemos]) 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 a single letter - c in “ecos” becomes m in “emos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ecos is recorded at frequency rank #21,306, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈekos]. emos is at rank #35,485, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈemos].
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 56791, this pair ranks #73,101 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ecos vs emos
Shared letters: eos. Private to "ecos": c. Private to "emos": m.
"ecos" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "emos" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ecos" for "emos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ecos" vs "emos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ecos" and "emos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ecos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,101 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ecos" and "emos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emos 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 #73,101 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.