Which to use
“cacho” and “corcho” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,294
- “cacho” frequency rank
- #23,733
- “corcho” frequency rank
- 39027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cacho | corcho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pedazo o porción de alguna cosa, en especial de límites más bien difusos o amorfa. | Tejido vegetal constituido por células cuya celulosa se ha transformado en suberina. Se encuentra en la periferia del tronco, de las ramas y de las raíces, generalmente en capas delgadas, pero en las corteza del alcornoque alcanza un desarrollo extraordinario, de varios centímetros de espesor. |
Where the eye mixes cacho and corcho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cacho and corcho
A purely visual mix-up. cacho ([ˈkat͡ʃo]) and corcho ([ˈkoɾt͡ʃo]) 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 39027, 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]. corcho is at rank #23,733, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoɾt͡ʃo].
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 39027, this pair ranks #166,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cacho vs corcho
Shared letters: cho. Private to "cacho": a. Private to "corcho": r.
"cacho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "corcho" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cacho" for "corcho" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cacho" or "corcho" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cacho" and "corcho" 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 "corcho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cacho" and "corcho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colcha vs corcho". 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 #166,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.