Which to use
“cabe” and “catre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,011
- “cabe” frequency rank
- #49,500
- “catre” frequency rank
- 51511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabe | catre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de atravesar la pierna en el camino de otro para hacerlo caer. | Cama plegable con armazón de tijera. |
Where the eye mixes cabe and catre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cabe vs catre
A purely visual mix-up. cabe ([ˈkaβ̞e]) and catre ([ˈkat̪ɾe]) 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 51511, 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]. catre is at rank #49,500, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkat̪ɾe].
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 51511, this pair ranks #97,514 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cabe vs catre
Shared letters: ace. Private to "cabe": b. Private to "catre": rt.
"cabe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "catre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cabe" and "catre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cabe" or "catre" show up more?
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 "cabe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "catre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,514 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabe" and "catre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cart 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 #97,514 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.