Which to use
“cable” and “cade” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,034
- “cable” frequency rank
- #45,173
- “cade” frequency rank
- 48207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cable | cade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cabo grueso, maroma. | (Phytotoma rara) Ave de la familia Phytotomidae. Mide 19 cm. De plumaje en distintos tonos de pardo con secciones negruzcas, frente y corona pardo rojizas, pico corto y grueso de color negro e iris rojos, con dimorfismo sexual. Se alimenta de plantas y de brotes tiernos de árboles. Ave solitaria, que en algunas épocas del año forma pequeñas bandadas. Frecuenta campos, huertos y jardines. |
Where the eye mixes cable and cade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cable runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against cade's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cable vs cade
A purely visual mix-up. cable ([ˈkaβ̞le]) and cade ([ˈkað̞e]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cable is recorded at frequency rank #3,034, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaβ̞le]. cade is at rank #45,173, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkað̞e].
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 48207, this pair ranks #115,767 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cable vs cade
Shared letters: ace. Private to "cable": bl. Private to "cade": d.
"cable" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cable" for "cade" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cable" vs "cade" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,767 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cable" and "cade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cade vs catre". 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 #115,767 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.