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“cabida” and “cabildo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,277
- “cabida” frequency rank
- #7,394
- “cabildo” frequency rank
- 17671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabida | cabildo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Capacidad, espacio. | Cuerpo o comunidad de eclesiásticos capitulares de una iglesia catedral o colegial. |
Where the eye mixes cabida and cabildo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cabida vs cabildo
A purely visual mix-up. cabida ([kaˈβ̞ið̞a]) and cabildo ([kaˈβ̞il̪d̪o]) 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 17671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabida is recorded at frequency rank #10,277, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈβ̞ið̞a]. cabildo is at rank #7,394, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈβ̞il̪d̪o].
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 17671, this pair ranks #271,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cabida vs cabildo
Shared letters: abcdi. Private to "cabida": -. Private to "cabildo": lo.
"cabida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cabildo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cabida" for "cabildo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cabida" vs "cabildo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cabildo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabida" and "cabildo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabida vs chida". 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 #271,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.