Which to use
“cada” and “chata” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #89
- “cada” frequency rank
- #30,806
- “chata” frequency rank
- 30895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cada | chata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Designa una cosa o persona entre varias o entre una serie de ellas. | Forma del femenino singular de chato. |
Where the eye mixes cada and chata
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cada runs 4 letters (CVCV) against chata's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cada vs chata
A purely visual mix-up. cada ([ˈkað̞a]) and chata ([ˈt͡ʃat̪a]) 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 30895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cada is recorded at frequency rank #89, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkað̞a]. chata is at rank #30,806, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃat̪a].
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 30895, this pair ranks #209,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cada vs chata
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cada": d. Private to "chata": ht.
"cada" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "chata" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cada" and "chata" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cada" or "chata" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cada" and "chata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "champ vs chata". 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 #209,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.