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“cadera” and “cajera” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,198
“cadera” frequency rank
#32,114
“cajera” frequency rank
45312
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cadera cajera
Definition 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. Naranja agridulce y falta de jugo.

Where the eye mixes cadera and cajera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cadera and cajera follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
cadera
6 ch
cajera

Look-alike desk: cadera vs cajera

A purely visual mix-up. cadera ([kaˈð̞eɾa]) and cajera ([kaˈxeɾa]) 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 a single letter - d in “cadera” becomes j in “cajera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cadera is recorded at frequency rank #13,198, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈð̞eɾa]. cajera is at rank #32,114, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈxeɾa].

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 45312, this pair ranks #132,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cadera vs cajera

Shared letters: acer. Private to "cadera": d. Private to "cajera": j.

"cadera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "cajera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cadera ← acdera · caddera · cadear · caderra · cadrea · caedra · ccadera · cdaera
  • cajera ← acjera · caejra · cajear · cajerra · cajjera · cajrea · ccajera · cjaera

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cadera" and "cajera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈð̞eɾa] versus [kaˈxeɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cadera" or "cajera"?
"cadera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,198 in our Spanish list, against #32,114 for "cajera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cadera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cajera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #132,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cadera" and "cajera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cajera vs cederá". 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 #132,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list