cabrasvscausasTell them apart

Which to use

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

#14,088
“cabras” frequency rank
#2,284
“causas” frequency rank
16372
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cabras causas
Definition Forma del plural de cabra. Forma del plural de causa.

Where the eye mixes cabras and causas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
cabras
6 ch
causas

Look-alike desk: cabras vs causas

A purely visual mix-up. cabras ([ˈkaβ̞ɾas]) and causas ([ˈkawsas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16372, 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]. causas is at rank #2,284, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkawsas].

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 16372, this pair ranks #276,436 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of cabras vs causas

Shared letters: acs. Private to "cabras": br. Private to "causas": u.

"cabras" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "causas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cabrasacbras · cabars · cabbras · cabrass · cabrras · cabrsa · carbas · cavras
  • causasacusas · casuas · cauass · causass · caussas · ccausas · cuasas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cabras" and "causas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkaβ̞ɾas] versus [ˈkawsas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cabras" vs "causas" - which ranks higher?
"causas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,284 in our Spanish list, against #14,088 for "cabras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "cabras" and "causas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cabras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "causas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #276,436 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cabras" and "causas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabras vs cachas". 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 #276,436 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