cabidavscaídasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#10,277
“cabida” frequency rank
#12,325
“caídas” frequency rank
22602
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cabida caídas
Definition Capacidad, espacio. Correas que cruzando por la grupera de las caballerías de tiro vienen a enhebillar en los trozos de la retranca.

Where the eye mixes cabida and caídas

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

6 ch
cabida
6 ch
caídas

Visual trap between cabida and caídas

A purely visual mix-up. cabida ([kaˈβ̞ið̞a]) and caídas ([kaˈið̞as]) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22602, 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]. caídas is at rank #12,325, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈið̞as].

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 22602, this pair ranks #249,553 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of cabida vs caídas

Shared letters: acd. Private to "cabida": bi. Private to "caídas": .

"cabida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "caídas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cabidaacbida · cabbida · cabdia · cabiad · cabidda · caibda · cavida · cbaida

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cabida" and "caídas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈβ̞ið̞a] versus [kaˈið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cabida" or "caídas"?
"cabida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,277 in our Spanish list, against #12,325 for "caídas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "caídas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #249,553 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cabida" and "caídas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cachas vs caídas". 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 #249,553 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