Which to use
“cada” is an adjective and “clava” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #89
- “cada” frequency rank
- #24,423
- “clava” frequency rank
- 24512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cada | clava |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Designa una cosa o persona entre varias o entre una serie de ellas. | Palo toscamente labrado, como de un metro de largo, que va aumentando de diámetro desde la empuñadura hasta el extremo opuesto. |
Where the eye mixes cada and clava
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cada and clava
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cada is [ˈkað̞a] while clava is [ˈklaβ̞a]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cada is recorded at frequency rank #89, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkað̞a]. clava is at rank #24,423, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklaβ̞a].
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 24512, this pair ranks #240,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cada vs clava
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cada": d. Private to "clava": lv.
"cada" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "clava" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cada" and "clava" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cada" or "clava"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cada" and "clava" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clava" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cada" and "clava" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clava vs Cova". 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 #240,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.