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“cabida” and “cabina” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,277
“cabida” frequency rank
#8,483
“cabina” frequency rank
18760
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cabida cabina
Definition Capacidad, espacio. Parte de la embarcación cerrada por la carroza, donde se encuentra el espacio habitable para la tripulación.

Where the eye mixes cabida and cabina

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
cabida
6 ch
cabina

Visual trap between cabida and cabina

A purely visual mix-up. cabida ([kaˈβ̞ið̞a]) and cabina ([kaˈβ̞ina]) 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 - d in “cabida” becomes n in “cabina”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18760, 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]. cabina is at rank #8,483, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈβ̞ina].

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 18760, this pair ranks #266,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of cabida vs cabina

Shared letters: abci. Private to "cabida": d. Private to "cabina": n.

"cabida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "cabina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cabidaacbida · cabbida · cabdia · cabiad · cabidda · caibda · cavida · cbaida
  • cabinaacbina · cabbina · cabian · cabinna · cabnia · caibna · cavina · cbaina

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cabida" for "cabina" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈβ̞ið̞a] versus [kaˈβ̞ina]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cabida" or "cabina"?
"cabina" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,483 in our Spanish list, against #10,277 for "cabida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cabida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cabina" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #266,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cabida" and "cabina" 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 #266,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list