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Which to use

“ecos” and “evo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,306
“ecos” frequency rank
#8,659
“evo” frequency rank
29965
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ecos evo
Definition Forma del plural de eco. Duración eterna

Where the eye mixes ecos and evo

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

4 ch
ecos
3 ch
evo

Why the eye confuses ecos with evo

A purely visual mix-up. ecos ([ˈekos]) and evo ([ˈeβ̞o]) 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 29965, 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]. evo is at rank #8,659, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈeβ̞o].

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 29965, this pair ranks #214,355 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ecos vs evo

Shared letters: eo. Private to "ecos": cs. Private to "evo": v.

"ecos" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "evo" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ecosceos · eccos · ecoss · ecso · eocs

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ecos" for "evo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈekos] versus [ˈeβ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ecos" vs "evo" - which ranks higher?
"evo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,659 in our Spanish list, against #21,306 for "ecos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "ecos" and "evo" 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 "evo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #214,355 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ecos" and "evo" 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 #214,355 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