Which to use
“caballería” and “cabellera” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,958
- “caballería” frequency rank
- #26,742
- “cabellera” frequency rank
- 34700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caballería | cabellera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Animal sobre el que se puede montar. | Conjunto de cabellos de la cabeza |
Where the eye mixes caballería and cabellera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: caballería vs cabellera
A purely visual mix-up. caballería ([kaβ̞aʝeˈɾia]) and cabellera ([kaβ̞eˈʝeɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caballería is recorded at frequency rank #7,958, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaβ̞aʝeˈɾia]. cabellera is at rank #26,742, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaβ̞eˈʝeɾa].
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 34700, this pair ranks #190,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caballería vs cabellera
Shared letters: abcelr. Private to "caballería": í. Private to "cabellera": -.
"caballería" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVV · "cabellera" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cabellera ← acbellera · cabbellera · cabelelra · cabelera · cabellear · cabellerra · cabellrea · cablelera
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caballería" for "cabellera" ever safe?
Which is more common, "caballería" or "cabellera"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "caballería" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cabellera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caballería" and "cabellera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caballería vs caballerías". 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 #190,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.