Which to use
“cabida” is a noun and “caía” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,277
- “cabida” frequency rank
- #11,373
- “caía” frequency rank
- 21650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabida | caía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Capacidad, espacio. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de caer o de caerse. |
Where the eye mixes cabida and caía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cabida and caía
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cabida is [kaˈβ̞ið̞a] while caía is [kaˈia]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21650, 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]. caía is at rank #11,373, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaˈia].
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 21650, this pair ranks #253,951 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cabida vs caía
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cabida": bdi. Private to "caía": í.
"cabida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "caía" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cabida ← acbida · cabbida · cabdia · cabiad · cabidda · caibda · cavida · cbaida
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cabida" for "caía" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cabida" vs "caía" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "caía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,951 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabida" and "caía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caía vs coin". 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 #253,951 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.