cada
[ˈkað̞a]
The verdict
“cada” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #89 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #89
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Designa una cosa o persona entre varias o entre una serie de ellas.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkað̞a] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #89 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cada” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cada is 4 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkað̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #89 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for cada, with forms such as "acda", "caad", and "cadda". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CD", "Cae", "can", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cada, spelled C-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Designa una cosa o persona entre varias o entre una serie de ellas.
- 2Designa a todo elemento individualmente en una serie o un conjunto.
- 3Designa una correspondencia entre los elementos numerables de una serie con elementos de otra serie.
- 4Designa un tiempo regular en que se hace u ocurre algo.
- 5Se usa para ponderar negativa y enfáticamente una cosa.
- 6Se usa para ponderar con admiración o extrañeza algo que se considera exagerado.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acda,caad,cadda,ccada,cdaa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cada - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkað̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “CD” - see the side-by-side comparison. cada vs CD
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.