Which to use
“cables” and “cafés” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,926
- “cables” frequency rank
- #12,534
- “cafés” frequency rank
- 18460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cables | cafés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cable. | Forma del plural de café. |
Where the eye mixes cables and cafés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cables and cafés
A purely visual mix-up. cables ([ˈkaβ̞les]) and cafés ([kaˈfes]) 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 18460, 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]. cafés is at rank #12,534, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈfes].
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 18460, this pair ranks #267,825 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cables vs cafés
Shared letters: acs. Private to "cables": bel. Private to "cafés": fé.
"cables" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cafés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cables ← acbles · cabbles · cabels · cabless · cablles · cablse · calbes · cavles
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cables" and "cafés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cables" or "cafés"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cables" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cafés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,825 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cables" and "cafés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cafés vs cats". 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 #267,825 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.