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“cabe” and “cage” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,011
- “cabe” frequency rank
- #25,167
- “cage” frequency rank
- 27178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabe | cage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de atravesar la pierna en el camino de otro para hacerlo caer. | Jaula. |
Where the eye mixes cabe and cage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cabe and cage follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: cabe vs cage
A purely visual mix-up. cabe ([ˈkaβ̞e]) and cage (/keɪdʒ/) 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 a single letter - b in “cabe” becomes g in “cage”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabe is recorded at frequency rank #2,011, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaβ̞e]. cage is at rank #25,167, tagged as anoun, pronounced /keɪdʒ/.
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 27178, this pair ranks #228,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cabe vs cage
Shared letters: ace. Private to "cabe": b. Private to "cage": g.
"cabe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cage" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "cabe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabe" and "cage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cage vs catre". 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 #228,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.