caes

[ˈkaes]

/[ˈkaes]/ verb

The verdict

“caes” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #12,986) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#12,986
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de caer o de caerse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-caes · caes · Spanish

caes · rank #12,986 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,986
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH bárbaro

Nearest frequency peer: bárbaro (-1 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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “caes”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “caes” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

caes vs ce
50% similar
caes vs che
50% similar
caes vs can
50% similar

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

Key facts for caes
PropertyValue
Headwordcaes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkaes]
Letters4
Frequency rank#12,986
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “caes”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.caescae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “bárbaro” (#12,985), “cambiamos” (#12,987), “boys” (#12,984). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “caes” va en #12,986. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for caes is neighbouring look-alikes ("ce", "che", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [ˈkaes]. Frequency #12,986 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de caer o de caerse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for caes, with forms such as "aces", "caess", and "ccaes". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ce", "che", "can", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is caes, spelled C-A-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de caer o de caerse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aces
  • caess
  • ccaes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caes - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aces2caess1ccaes1
Edit distance from "caes"

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 "caes"?
"caes" is spelled C-A-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaes].
What does "caes" mean?
As a verb, "caes" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de caer o de caerse.
What words are commonly confused with "caes"?
"caes" is commonly confused with "ce", "che", "can". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caes" is [ˈkaes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caes" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list