Which to use
“cade” and “cadera” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,173
- “cade” frequency rank
- #13,198
- “cadera” frequency rank
- 58371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cade | cadera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Phytotoma rara) Ave de la familia Phytotomidae. Mide 19 cm. De plumaje en distintos tonos de pardo con secciones negruzcas, frente y corona pardo rojizas, pico corto y grueso de color negro e iris rojos, con dimorfismo sexual. Se alimenta de plantas y de brotes tiernos de árboles. Ave solitaria, que en algunas épocas del año forma pequeñas bandadas. Frecuenta campos, huertos y jardines. | Proyecciones óseas del fémur y el tejido muscular y graso recubriente, que forman un ensanchamiento a ambos lados del cuerpo del humano donde las piernas se insertan en el tronco. |
Where the eye mixes cade and cadera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cade and cadera
A purely visual mix-up. cade ([ˈkað̞e]) and cadera ([kaˈð̞eɾa]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “cade” sits inside “cadera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cade is recorded at frequency rank #45,173, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkað̞e]. cadera is at rank #13,198, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈð̞eɾa].
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 58371, this pair ranks #66,679 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cade vs cadera
Shared letters: acde. Private to "cade": -. Private to "cadera": r.
"cade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cadera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cade" and "cadera" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cade" or "cadera"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cade" and "cadera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cadera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,679 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cade" and "cadera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cade vs catre". 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 #66,679 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.