Which to use
“cabildos” is a noun and “cambiados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,469
- “cabildos” frequency rank
- #37,474
- “cambiados” frequency rank
- 71943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabildos | cambiados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cabildo. | Forma del plural de cambiado, participio de cambiar. |
Where the eye mixes cabildos and cambiados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cabildos runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against cambiados's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cabildos vs cambiados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cabildos is [kaˈβ̞il̪d̪os] while cambiados is [kãmˈbjað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71943, 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]. cambiados is at rank #37,474, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kãmˈbjað̞os].
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 71943, this pair ranks #26,405 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cabildos vs cambiados
Shared letters: abcdios. Private to "cabildos": l. Private to "cambiados": m.
"cabildos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "cambiados" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cabildos" for "cambiados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cabildos" vs "cambiados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabildos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cambiados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,405 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabildos" and "cambiados" 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 #26,405 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.