Which to use
“caco” and “caso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,790
- “caco” frequency rank
- #157
- “caso” frequency rank
- 45947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caco | caso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que tiene por costumbre u oficio el apropiarse de cosas que no le pertenecen. | Cada una de varias instancias consideradas como pertenecientes a un mismo tipo de situaciones o cosas (como los casos de una enfermedad, etc.). |
Where the eye mixes caco and caso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses caco with caso
A purely visual mix-up. caco ([ˈkako]) and caso ([ˈkaso]) 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 a single letter - c in “caco” becomes s in “caso”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45947, 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]. caso is at rank #157, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaso].
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 45947, this pair ranks #128,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caco vs caso
Shared letters: aco. Private to "caco": -. Private to "caso": s.
"caco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "caso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caco" and "caso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "caco" vs "caso" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "caco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caco" and "caso" 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 #128,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.