cabidavscagadaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#10,277
“cabida” frequency rank
#10,278
“cagada” frequency rank
20555
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cabida cagada
Definition Capacidad, espacio. Acción o efecto de cagar.

Where the eye mixes cabida and cagada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
cabida
6 ch
cagada

Look-alike desk: cabida vs cagada

A purely visual mix-up. cabida ([kaˈβ̞ið̞a]) and cagada ([kaˈɣ̞að̞a]) 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 20555, 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]. cagada is at rank #10,278, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈɣ̞að̞a].

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 20555, this pair ranks #258,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of cabida vs cagada

Shared letters: acd. Private to "cabida": bi. Private to "cagada": g.

"cabida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "cagada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cabidaacbida · cabbida · cabdia · cabiad · cabidda · caibda · cavida · cbaida
  • cagadaacgada · caagda · cagaad · cagadda · cagdaa · caggada · ccagada · cgaada

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cabida" and "cagada" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈβ̞ið̞a] versus [kaˈɣ̞að̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cabida" or "cagada"?
"cabida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,277 in our Spanish list, against #10,278 for "cagada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "cabida" and "cagada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cabida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cagada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #258,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cabida" and "cagada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagada vs carnada". 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 #258,806 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