Which to use
“Caba” is a name and “cada” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,367
- “Caba” frequency rank
- #89
- “cada” frequency rank
- 17456
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Caba | cada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido. | Designa una cosa o persona entre varias o entre una serie de ellas. |
Where the eye mixes Caba and cada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Caba vs cada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Caba is [ˈkaβ̞a] while cada is [ˈkað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “Caba” becomes d in “cada”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17456, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Caba is recorded at frequency rank #17,367, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈkaβ̞a]. cada is at rank #89, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkað̞a].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17456, this pair ranks #272,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Caba vs cada
Shared letters: ac. Private to "Caba": b. Private to "cada": d.
"Caba" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cada" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Caba" and "cada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Caba" or "cada"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Caba" and "cada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Caba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Caba" and "cada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Caba vs ceba". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #272,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.