Which to use
“cábala” and “cabida” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,676
- “cábala” frequency rank
- #10,277
- “cabida” frequency rank
- 54953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cábala | cabida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tradición oral de la interpretación del Tanaj (biblia hebrea), originada en las comunidades judías de la España y Francia medievales, y luego adoptada y transformada por distintas escuelas teosóficas. | Capacidad, espacio. |
Where the eye mixes cábala and cabida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cábala and cabida
A purely visual mix-up. cábala ([ˈkaβ̞ala]) and cabida ([kaˈβ̞ið̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cábala is recorded at frequency rank #44,676, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaβ̞ala]. cabida is at rank #10,277, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈβ̞ið̞a].
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 54953, this pair ranks #81,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cábala vs cabida
Shared letters: abc. Private to "cábala": lá. Private to "cabida": di.
"cábala" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cabida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cabida ← acbida · cabbida · cabdia · cabiad · cabidda · caibda · cavida · cbaida
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cábala" and "cabida" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cábala" or "cabida" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cábala" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cabida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cábala" and "cabida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cábala vs casará". 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 #81,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.