Which to use
“cacho” and “caco” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,294
- “cacho” frequency rank
- #45,790
- “caco” frequency rank
- 61084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cacho | caco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pedazo o porción de alguna cosa, en especial de límites más bien difusos o amorfa. | Persona que tiene por costumbre u oficio el apropiarse de cosas que no le pertenecen. |
Where the eye mixes cacho and caco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cacho and caco
A purely visual mix-up. cacho ([ˈkat͡ʃo]) and caco ([ˈkako]) 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 61084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cacho is recorded at frequency rank #15,294, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkat͡ʃo]. caco is at rank #45,790, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkako].
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 61084, this pair ranks #56,696 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cacho vs caco
Shared letters: aco. Private to "cacho": h. Private to "caco": -.
"cacho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "caco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cacho" and "caco" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cacho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,696 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cacho" and "caco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caco vs cuc". 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 #56,696 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.