eachvsechoConfusable pair

Quick tell: each is a adjective, echo is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“each” is an adjective and “echo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,010
“each” frequency rank
#14,256
“echo” frequency rank
49266
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature each echo
Definition Chaque. (radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour la lettre latine E.

Where the eye mixes each and echo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
each
4 ch
echo

Look-alike desk: each vs echo

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: each is \ˈitʃ\ while echo is \ˈɛko\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49266, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

each is recorded at frequency rank #35,010, classified as anadj, pronounced \ˈitʃ\. echo is at rank #14,256, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈɛko\.

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 49266, this pair ranks #172,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of each vs echo

Shared letters: ceh. Private to "each": a. Private to "echo": o.

"each" · 4 letters · shape VVCC  ·  "echo" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eachaech · eacch · eachh · eahc · ecah
  • echoceho · eccho · echho · ecoh · ehco

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "each" and "echo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "each" is an adjective and "echo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary French text, does "each" or "echo" show up more?
"echo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,256 in our French list, against #35,010 for "each". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "each" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "echo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #172,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "each" and "echo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "each vs EPCI". 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 #172,058 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list