Which to use
“cada” is an adjective and “cosa” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #89
- “cada” frequency rank
- #234
- “cosa” frequency rank
- 323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cada | cosa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Designa una cosa o persona entre varias o entre una serie de ellas. | Nombre con el que se puede designar un objeto real o imaginario, una abstracción o un concepto sin tener que definirlo o nombrarlo. |
Where the eye mixes cada and cosa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cada with cosa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cada is [ˈkað̞a] while cosa is [ˈkosa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cada is recorded at frequency rank #89, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkað̞a]. cosa is at rank #234, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkosa].
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 323, this pair ranks #323,543 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cada vs cosa
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cada": d. Private to "cosa": os.
"cada" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cosa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cada" and "cosa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cada" or "cosa" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cada" and "cosa" 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 "cosa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,543 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cada" and "cosa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs cosa". 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 #323,543 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.