Which to use
“cabida” and “cebada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,277
- “cabida” frequency rank
- #18,763
- “cebada” frequency rank
- 29040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabida | cebada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Capacidad, espacio. | (Hordeum vulgare) Planta anual, herbácea, de la familia de las gramíneas, extensamente cultivada para la alimentación del hombre y los animales. Es más rústico que otros cereales, aún que el centeno; tiene el tallo cilíndrico, de hasta 2m de altura, con hojas lineales, e inflorescencias en espigas formadas por espiguillas uniformes y grano aguzado en los extremos. |
Where the eye mixes cabida and cebada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cabida and cebada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: cabida vs cebada
A purely visual mix-up. cabida ([kaˈβ̞ið̞a]) and cebada ([seˈβ̞að̞a]) 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 29040, 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]. cebada is at rank #18,763, tagged as anoun, pronounced [seˈβ̞að̞a].
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 29040, this pair ranks #218,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cabida vs cebada
Shared letters: abcd. Private to "cabida": i. Private to "cebada": e.
"cabida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cebada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cabida" for "cebada" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cabida" or "cebada" show up more?
What to do next
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 "cebada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabida" and "cebada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceba vs cebada". 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 #218,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.