Which to use
“cabrón” is an adjective and “cajón” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,471
- “cabrón” frequency rank
- #8,762
- “cajón” frequency rank
- 14233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabrón | cajón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dicho de una persona, un animal o una cosa: que causa fastidio o situaciones desagradables. | Pieza móvil de diversos muebles, cerrada por sus costados y abajo, abierta por arriba, usada para guardar diversos elementos ordenadamente. |
Where the eye mixes cabrón and cajón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cabrón with cajón
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cabrón is [kaˈβ̞ɾõn] while cajón is [kaˈxõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabrón is recorded at frequency rank #5,471, classified as anadj, pronounced [kaˈβ̞ɾõn]. cajón is at rank #8,762, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈxõn].
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 14233, this pair ranks #284,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cabrón vs cajón
Shared letters: acnó. Private to "cabrón": br. Private to "cajón": j.
"cabrón" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cajón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cabrón" for "cajón" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cabrón" vs "cajón" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cabrón" and "cajón" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabrón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cajón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabrón" and "cajón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cajón vs chon". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #284,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.