Which to use
“caco” and “casos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,790
- “caco” frequency rank
- #466
- “casos” frequency rank
- 46256
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caco | casos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que tiene por costumbre u oficio el apropiarse de cosas que no le pertenecen. | Forma del plural de caso. |
Where the eye mixes caco and casos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses caco with casos
A purely visual mix-up. caco ([ˈkako]) and casos ([ˈkasos]) 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 46256, 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]. casos is at rank #466, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkasos].
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 46256, this pair ranks #126,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caco vs casos
Shared letters: aco. Private to "caco": -. Private to "casos": s.
"caco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "casos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caco" for "casos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "caco" vs "casos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "caco" and "casos" 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 "casos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caco" and "casos" 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 #126,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.