caderavscalderasTell them apart

Which to use

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

#13,198
“cadera” frequency rank
#21,243
“calderas” frequency rank
34441
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cadera calderas
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. Forma del plural de caldera.

Where the eye mixes cadera and calderas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cadera runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against calderas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
cadera
8 ch
calderas

Visual trap between cadera and calderas

A purely visual mix-up. cadera ([kaˈð̞eɾa]) and calderas ([kal̪ˈd̪eɾas]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34441, 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]. calderas is at rank #21,243, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kal̪ˈd̪eɾas].

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 34441, this pair ranks #191,429 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cadera vs calderas

Shared letters: acder. Private to "cadera": -. Private to "calderas": ls.

"cadera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "calderas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cadera ← acdera · caddera · cadear · caderra · cadrea · caedra · ccadera · cdaera
  • calderas ← aclderas · cadleras · caldderas · caldears · calderass · calderras · caldersa · caldreas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cadera" and "calderas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈð̞eɾa] versus [kal̪ˈd̪eɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cadera" vs "calderas" - which ranks higher?
"cadera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,198 in our Spanish list, against #21,243 for "calderas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "calderas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #191,429 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cadera" and "calderas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calderas vs Callejas". 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 #191,429 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