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“caballos” and “cavallo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,461
- “caballos” frequency rank
- #29,968
- “cavallo” frequency rank
- 33429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caballos | cavallo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de caballo. | (Equus caballus) Caballo. |
Where the eye mixes caballos and cavallo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. caballos runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against cavallo's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: caballos vs cavallo
A purely visual mix-up. caballos ([kaˈβ̞aʝos]) and cavallo ([ka.ˈval.lo]) 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 33429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caballos is recorded at frequency rank #3,461, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈβ̞aʝos]. cavallo is at rank #29,968, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ka.ˈval.lo].
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 33429, this pair ranks #196,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caballos vs cavallo
Shared letters: aclo. Private to "caballos": bs. Private to "cavallo": v.
"caballos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "cavallo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caballos" for "cavallo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "caballos" or "cavallo"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "caballos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cavallo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caballos" and "cavallo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cavallo vs cavando". 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 #196,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.