Which to use
“caben” and “caes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,778
- “caben” frequency rank
- #12,986
- “caes” frequency rank
- 27764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caben | caes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de caber. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de caer o de caerse. |
Where the eye mixes caben and caes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between caben and caes
A purely visual mix-up. caben ([ˈkaβ̞ẽn]) and caes ([ˈkaes]) 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 27764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caben is recorded at frequency rank #14,778, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkaβ̞ẽn]. caes is at rank #12,986, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkaes].
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 27764, this pair ranks #225,267 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caben vs caes
Shared letters: ace. Private to "caben": bn. Private to "caes": s.
"caben" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "caes" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caben" and "caes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "caben" or "caes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "caben" and "caes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,267 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caben" and "caes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caben vs calmen". 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 #225,267 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.