caja

[ˈkaxa]

/[ˈkaxa]/ noun

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The verdict

“caja” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,306. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,306
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Recipiente rectangular cerrable, generalmente con tapa, en el cual se pueden guardar otros objetos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-caja · caja · Spanish

caja · rank #1,306 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,306
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH asamblea

Nearest frequency peer: asamblea (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “caja”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “caja” 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).

caja vs can
50% similar
caja vs cap
50% similar
caja vs cal
50% similar

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

Key facts for caja
PropertyValue
Headwordcaja
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaxa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,306
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “caja”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cajacae 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 “asamblea” (#1,305), “canciones” (#1,307), “vecinos” (#1,304). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “caja” va en #1,306. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around caja (IPA [ˈkaxa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,306 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for caja, with forms such as "acja", "caaj", and "cajja". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "can", "cap", "cal", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is caja, spelled C-A-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recipiente rectangular cerrable, generalmente con tapa, en el cual se pueden guardar otros objetos.
  2. 2
    Instrumento musical de percusión empleado en diferentes regiones y ritmos en diversos formatos. Generalmente se refiere al formado por una membrana tensada sobre un bastidor, del cual se produce sonido golpéandolo con baquetas.
  3. 3
    Recipiente rectangular metálico con cerradura para guardar dinero y objetos de valor.
  4. 4
    Máquina que puede sumar precios, imprimir recibos y guardar los pagos.
  5. 5
    Lugar donde se paga en almacenes, supermercados, bancos, etc.
  6. 6
    Banco especializado en manejar cuentas de ahorro.
  7. 7
    Cualquier hueco formado con figura rectangular que permite separar, clasificar o resonar, para diferentes usos o como parte de ciertas estructuras, tales como instrumentos musicales, el correo, la construcción, la imprenta, etc.
  8. 8
    Instrumento musical originario de Perú, que consiste en una caja de madera sobre la que se sienta el músico que la toca.

Synonyms

w:caja registradoramáquina registradoraw:Caja de ahorroscaja de ahorroscajón

This word in other languages

caisse(Français)Kiste(Deutsch)caixa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acja
  • caaj
  • cajja
  • ccaja
  • cjaa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acja2caaj2cajja1ccaja1cjaa2
Edit distance from "caja"

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 "caja"?
"caja" is spelled C-A-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaxa].
What does "caja" mean?
As a noun, "caja" means: Recipiente rectangular cerrable, generalmente con tapa, en el cual se pueden guardar otros objetos.
What words are commonly confused with "caja"?
"caja" is commonly confused with "can", "cap", "cal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caja" is [ˈkaxa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caja" come from?
"caja" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

juez#1,295pelo#1,328azul#1,279café#1,337

Similar misspelling depth

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

lleno5 variantsrojo5 variantsduro5 variantsGana5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list