Which to use
“cacho” and “ciclo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,294
- “cacho” frequency rank
- #2,763
- “ciclo” frequency rank
- 18057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cacho | ciclo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pedazo o porción de alguna cosa, en especial de límites más bien difusos o amorfa. | Periodo de tiempo con unas características comunes, en contraposición al periodo anterior o posterior, que tendrá unas características diferentes. |
Where the eye mixes cacho and ciclo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cacho vs ciclo
A purely visual mix-up. cacho ([ˈkat͡ʃo]) and ciclo ([ˈsiklo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18057, 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]. ciclo is at rank #2,763, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsiklo].
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 18057, this pair ranks #269,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cacho vs ciclo
Shared letters: co. Private to "cacho": ah. Private to "ciclo": il.
"cacho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "ciclo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cacho" for "ciclo" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cacho" or "ciclo" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cacho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ciclo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cacho" and "ciclo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cachas vs cacho". 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 #269,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.