cadera

/[kaˈð̞eɾa]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,198

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cadera is aSpanishnoun. It means: Proyecciones óseas del fémur y el tejido muscular y graso recubriente, que forman un ensanchamiento a ambos lados del cuerpo del humano donde las piernas se insertan en el tronco. Pronounced [kaˈð̞eɾa]. Often confused with cara and caer.

Key facts for cadera
PropertyValue
Headwordcadera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈð̞eɾa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,198
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cadera in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cadera is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈð̞eɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,198 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for cadera, with forms such as "acdera", "caddera", and "cadear". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cara", "caer", "cera", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is cadera, spelled C-A-D-E-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Proyecciones óseas del fémur y el tejido muscular y graso recubriente, que forman un ensanchamiento a ambos lados del cuerpo del humano donde las piernas se insertan en el tronco.
  2. 2
    En los cuadrúpedos, parte trasera, comprendiendo la parte superior del muslo donde se une con la espalda y el fuerte músculo de las nalgas.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acdera,caddera,cadear,caderra,cadrea,caedra,ccadera,cdaera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cadera

Misspelling Variants of "cadera"

acdera6caddera7cadear6caderra7cadrea6caedra6ccadera7cdaera6
Misspelling Variants of "cadera"

Frequency rank: #13,198 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cadera"?
"cadera" is spelled C-A-D-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈð̞eɾa].
What does "cadera" mean?
As a noun, "cadera" means: Proyecciones óseas del fémur y el tejido muscular y graso recubriente, que forman un ensanchamiento a ambos lados del cuerpo del humano donde las piernas se insertan en el tronco.
What words are commonly confused with "cadera"?
"cadera" is commonly confused with "cara", "caer", "cera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cadera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cadera" is [kaˈð̞eɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cadera" come from?
"cadera" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.