cabrasvscabrosConfusable pair

Which to use

“cabras” and “cabros” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,088
“cabras” frequency rank
#44,600
“cabros” frequency rank
58688
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cabras cabros
Definition Forma del plural de cabra. Forma del plural de cabro.

Where the eye mixes cabras and cabros

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
cabras
6 ch
cabros

Visual trap between cabras and cabros

A purely visual mix-up. cabras ([ˈkaβ̞ɾas]) and cabros ([ˈkaβ̞ɾos]) 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 a single letter - a in “cabras” becomes o in “cabros”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cabras is recorded at frequency rank #14,088, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaβ̞ɾas]. cabros is at rank #44,600, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaβ̞ɾos].

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 58688, this pair ranks #65,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cabras vs cabros

Shared letters: abcrs. Private to "cabras": -. Private to "cabros": o.

"cabras" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "cabros" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cabrasacbras · cabars · cabbras · cabrass · cabrras · cabrsa · carbas · cavras
  • cabrosacbros · cabbros · cabors · cabross · cabrros · cabrso · carbos · cavros

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cabras" and "cabros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkaβ̞ɾas] versus [ˈkaβ̞ɾos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cabras" vs "cabros" - which ranks higher?
"cabras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,088 in our Spanish list, against #44,600 for "cabros". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "cabras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cabros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #65,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cabras" and "cabros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabros vs charros". 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 #65,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list