Which to use
“cabezas” and “caderas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,760
- “cabezas” frequency rank
- #15,028
- “caderas” frequency rank
- 18788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabezas | caderas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cabeza | Forma del plural de cadera. |
Where the eye mixes cabezas and caderas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cabezas and caderas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cabezas and caderas
A purely visual mix-up. cabezas ([kaˈβ̞esas]) and caderas ([kaˈð̞eɾas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabezas is recorded at frequency rank #3,760, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈβ̞esas]. caderas is at rank #15,028, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈð̞eɾas].
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 18788, this pair ranks #266,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cabezas vs caderas
Shared letters: aces. Private to "cabezas": bz. Private to "caderas": dr.
"cabezas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "caderas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cabezas" and "caderas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cabezas" or "caderas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabezas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caderas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabezas" and "caderas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caderas vs cederá". 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 #266,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.