Which to use
“caco” is a noun and “caído” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,790
- “caco” frequency rank
- #4,224
- “caído” frequency rank
- 50014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caco | caído |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que tiene por costumbre u oficio el apropiarse de cosas que no le pertenecen. | Desfallecido, amilanado. |
Where the eye mixes caco and caído
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between caco and caído
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caco is [ˈkako] while caído is [kaˈið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caco is recorded at frequency rank #45,790, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkako]. caído is at rank #4,224, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kaˈið̞o].
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 50014, this pair ranks #105,583 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caco vs caído
Shared letters: aco. Private to "caco": -. Private to "caído": dí.
"caco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "caído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- caco ← acco · cacco · caoc · ccaco · ccao
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caco" for "caído" ever safe?
Which is more common, "caco" or "caído"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "caco" and "caído" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caído" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,583 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caco" and "caído" 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 #105,583 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.