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“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.

8 ch
cabildos
6 ch
caídos

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?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈβ̞il̪d̪os] versus [kaˈið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cabildos" vs "caídos" - which ranks higher?
"caídos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,374 in our Spanish list, against #34,469 for "cabildos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list