Which to use
“cabildos” and “caldos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,469
- “cabildos” frequency rank
- #45,796
- “caldos” frequency rank
- 80265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabildos | caldos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cabildo. | Forma del plural de caldo. |
Where the eye mixes cabildos and caldos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cabildos runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against caldos's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cabildos and caldos
A purely visual mix-up. cabildos ([kaˈβ̞il̪d̪os]) and caldos ([ˈkal̪d̪os]) 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 80265, 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]. caldos is at rank #45,796, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkal̪d̪os].
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 80265, this pair ranks #11,901 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cabildos vs caldos
Shared letters: acdlos. Private to "cabildos": bi. Private to "caldos": -.
"cabildos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "caldos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cabildos" and "caldos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cabildos" or "caldos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cabildos" and "caldos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabildos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caldos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,901 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabildos" and "caldos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calco 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 #11,901 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.