Which to use
“cables” and “cabos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,926
- “cables” frequency rank
- #14,535
- “cabos” frequency rank
- 20461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cables | cabos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cable. | En las personas, ojos, cejas y pelo. |
Where the eye mixes cables and cabos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cables and cabos
A purely visual mix-up. cables ([ˈkaβ̞les]) and cabos ([ˈkaβ̞os]) 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 20461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cables is recorded at frequency rank #5,926, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaβ̞les]. cabos is at rank #14,535, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaβ̞os].
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 20461, this pair ranks #259,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cables vs cabos
Shared letters: abcs. Private to "cables": el. Private to "cabos": o.
"cables" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cabos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cables" and "cabos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cables" or "cabos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cables" and "cabos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cables" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cabos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cables" and "cabos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabos vs chamos". 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 #259,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.