cachasvscacheWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#48,864
“cachas” frequency rank
#33,978
“cache” frequency rank
82842
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cachas cache
Definition Forma del plural de cacha. Robo.

Where the eye mixes cachas and cache

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

6 ch
cachas
5 ch
cache

Why the eye confuses cachas with cache

A purely visual mix-up. cachas ([ˈkat͡ʃas]) and cache ([ˈkat͡ʃe]) 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 82842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cachas is recorded at frequency rank #48,864, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkat͡ʃas]. cache is at rank #33,978, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkat͡ʃe].

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 82842, this pair ranks #8,791 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cachas vs cache

Shared letters: ach. Private to "cachas": s. Private to "cache": e.

"cachas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "cache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cachasacchas · cacahs · cacchas · cachass · cachhas · cachsa · cahcas · ccachas
  • cacheacche · cacche · caceh · cachhe · cahce · ccache · ccahe

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cachas" for "cache" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkat͡ʃas] versus [ˈkat͡ʃe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cachas" or "cache" show up more?
"cache" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,978 in our Spanish list, against #48,864 for "cachas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "cachas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cache" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #8,791 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cachas" and "cache" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cachas vs chacras". 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 #8,791 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