cadencia

[kaˈð̞ẽnsja]

/[kaˈð̞ẽnsja]/ noun

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The verdict

“cadencia” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,244. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,244
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propiedad de ciertos fenómenos que hace que sean periódicos o repetitivos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cadencia · cadencia · Spanish

cadencia · rank #31,244 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,244
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH camada

Nearest frequency peer: camada (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cadencia”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cadencia” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cadencia vs ciencia
75% similar
cadencia vs carecía
63% similar
cadencia vs creencia
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cadencia
PropertyValue
Headwordcadencia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈð̞ẽnsja]
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,244
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cadencia”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cadenciacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “camada” (#31,246), “Camagüey” (#31,247), “brindamos” (#31,240). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cadencia” va en #31,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around cadencia (IPA [kaˈð̞ẽnsja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,244 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for cadencia, with forms such as "acdencia", "caddencia", and "cadecnia". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "ciencia", "carecía", "creencia", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cadencia, spelled C-A-D-E-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propiedad de ciertos fenómenos que hace que sean periódicos o repetitivos.
  2. 2
    Magnitud que mide el ritmo o la frecuencia con la que se repite un fenómeno.
  3. 3
    Buena proporción, equilibrio o balance en la fonética y el ritmo de una prosa o un verso.
  4. 4
    Modulación de la voz.
  5. 5
    Sonido que guía los movimientos del bailarín.
  6. 6
    Grado de adecuación de los pasos del bailarín de acuerdo a la música.
  7. 7
    Tonema descendente.
  8. 8
    Final de una frase musical.
  9. 9
    Ritmo que guía a la canción.
  10. 10
    Descargo y relajación de un acorde disonante en un acorde consonante.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cadencia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La cadencia de disparo de un arma.

Synonyms

compásarmonía

This word in other languages

cadência(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acdencia
  • caddencia
  • cadecnia
  • cadencai
  • cadenccia
  • cadenica
  • cadenncia
  • cadensia
  • cadnecia
  • caedncia
  • ccadencia
  • cdaencia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cadencia - 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.

acdencia2caddencia1cadecnia2cadencai2cadenccia1cadenica2cadenncia1cadensia1
Edit distance from "cadencia"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cadencia"?
"cadencia" is spelled C-A-D-E-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈð̞ẽnsja].
What does "cadencia" mean?
As a noun, "cadencia" means: Propiedad de ciertos fenómenos que hace que sean periódicos o repetitivos.
What words are commonly confused with "cadencia"?
"cadencia" is commonly confused with "ciencia", "carecía", "creencia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cadencia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cadencia" is [kaˈð̞ẽnsja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cadencia" come from?
"cadencia" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cadencia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Camagüey#31,247candente#31,250carecían#31,252catarsis#31,255

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

censores12 variantscivismo12 variantsBarceló12 variantscoincida12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list