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Which to use

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

#47,616
“cachete” frequency rank
#11,736
“cohete” frequency rank
59352
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cachete cohete
Definition Parte de la cara del ser humano que está debajo de las sienes y ojos, y que se extiende de cada lado de la nariz hasta la barbilla cuya piel cierra lateralmente la boca. Artefacto autopropulsado que obtiene su empuje por la reacción de la expulsión rápida de gases de combustión.

Where the eye mixes cachete and cohete

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
cachete
6 ch
cohete

Visual trap between cachete and cohete

A purely visual mix-up. cachete ([kaˈt͡ʃet̪e]) and cohete ([koˈet̪e]) 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 59352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cachete is recorded at frequency rank #47,616, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈt͡ʃet̪e]. cohete is at rank #11,736, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koˈet̪e].

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 59352, this pair ranks #62,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cachete vs cohete

Shared letters: ceht. Private to "cachete": a. Private to "cohete": o.

"cachete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "cohete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cacheteacchete · cacchete · cacehte · cacheet · cachette · cachhete · cachtee · cahcete
  • coheteccohete · choete · coehte · coheet · cohette · cohhete · cohtee · ochete

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cachete" and "cohete" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈt͡ʃet̪e] versus [koˈet̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cachete" or "cohete"?
"cohete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,736 in our Spanish list, against #47,616 for "cachete". 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 "cachete" and "cohete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cachete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cohete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #62,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cachete" and "cohete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cacahuete vs cachete". 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 #62,916 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