Which to use
“cabildos” and “caídos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,469
- “cabildos” frequency rank
- #11,374
- “caídos” frequency rank
- 45843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabildos | caídos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cabildo. | Réditos ya devengados de alguna renta. |
Where the eye mixes cabildos and caídos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cabildos runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against caídos's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cabildos and caídos
A purely visual mix-up. cabildos ([kaˈβ̞il̪d̪os]) and caídos ([kaˈið̞os]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabildos is recorded at frequency rank #34,469, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈβ̞il̪d̪os]. caídos is at rank #11,374, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈið̞os].
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 45843, this pair ranks #129,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cabildos vs caídos
Shared letters: acdos. Private to "cabildos": bil. Private to "caídos": í.
"cabildos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "caídos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cabildos ← acbildos · cabbildos · cabidlos · cabilddos · cabildoss · cabildso · cabilldos · cabilods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cabildos" for "caídos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cabildos" vs "caídos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabildos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caídos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabildos" and "caídos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabildos vs caldos". 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 #129,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.