cachasvschacrasConfusable pair

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

#48,864
“cachas” frequency rank
#41,783
“chacras” frequency rank
90647
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cachas chacras
Definition Forma del plural de cacha. Forma del plural de chacra.

Where the eye mixes cachas and chacras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cachas runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against chacras's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
cachas
7 ch
chacras

Look-alike desk: cachas vs chacras

A purely visual mix-up. cachas ([ˈkat͡ʃas]) and chacras ([ˈt͡ʃakɾas]) 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 90647, 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]. chacras is at rank #41,783, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃakɾas].

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 90647, this pair ranks #2,391 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cachas vs chacras

Shared letters: achs. Private to "cachas": -. Private to "chacras": r.

"cachas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "chacras" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cachas ← acchas · cacahs · cacchas · cachass · cachhas · cachsa · cahcas · ccachas
  • chacras ← cahcras · cchacras · chacars · chaccras · chacrass · chacrras · chacrsa · chcaras

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cachas" and "chacras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkat͡ʃas] versus [ˈt͡ʃakɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cachas" or "chacras"?
"chacras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,783 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.

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 "cachas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "chacras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,391 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cachas" and "chacras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chacras 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 #2,391 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