Which to use
“cache” and “cacho” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,978
- “cache” frequency rank
- #15,294
- “cacho” frequency rank
- 49272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cache | cacho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Robo. | Pedazo o porción de alguna cosa, en especial de límites más bien difusos o amorfa. |
Where the eye mixes cache and cacho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cache with cacho
A purely visual mix-up. cache ([ˈkat͡ʃe]) and cacho ([ˈkat͡ʃo]) 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 - e in “cache” becomes o in “cacho”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cache is recorded at frequency rank #33,978, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkat͡ʃe]. cacho is at rank #15,294, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkat͡ʃo].
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 49272, this pair ranks #109,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cache vs cacho
Shared letters: ach. Private to "cache": e. Private to "cacho": o.
"cache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cacho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cache" and "cacho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cache" vs "cacho" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cacho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cache" and "cacho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cache vs catre". 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 #109,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.