Which to use
“cache” and “cade” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,978
- “cache” frequency rank
- #45,173
- “cade” frequency rank
- 79151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cache | cade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Robo. | (Phytotoma rara) Ave de la familia Phytotomidae. Mide 19 cm. De plumaje en distintos tonos de pardo con secciones negruzcas, frente y corona pardo rojizas, pico corto y grueso de color negro e iris rojos, con dimorfismo sexual. Se alimenta de plantas y de brotes tiernos de árboles. Ave solitaria, que en algunas épocas del año forma pequeñas bandadas. Frecuenta campos, huertos y jardines. |
Where the eye mixes cache and cade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cache with cade
A purely visual mix-up. cache ([ˈkat͡ʃe]) and cade ([ˈkað̞e]) 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 79151, 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]. cade is at rank #45,173, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkað̞e].
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 79151, this pair ranks #13,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cache vs cade
Shared letters: ace. Private to "cache": h. Private to "cade": d.
"cache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cache" for "cade" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cache" vs "cade" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "cade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cache" and "cade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cade 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 #13,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.