Which to use
“cables” and “caller” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,646
- “cables” frequency rank
- #12,737
- “caller” frequency rank
- 21383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cables | caller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of cable | The person who makes a telephone call. |
Where the eye mixes cables and caller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cables and caller
A purely visual mix-up. cables (/ˈkeɪ.bəlz/) and caller (/ˈkɔːlə/) 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 21383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cables is recorded at frequency rank #8,646, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkeɪ.bəlz/. caller is at rank #12,737, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔːlə/.
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 21383, this pair ranks #424,314 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cables vs caller
Shared letters: acel. Private to "cables": bs. Private to "caller": r.
"cables" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "caller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cables" for "caller" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cables" vs "caller" - which ranks higher?
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 "cables" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #424,314 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cables" and "caller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caller vs celled". 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 #424,314 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.