Which to use
“cadera” and “caldero” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,198
- “cadera” frequency rank
- #37,994
- “caldero” frequency rank
- 51192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadera | caldero |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Caldera de pequeño tamaño, con el fondo redondo y con un asa para cogerla, que va de un lado al otro de la boca. |
Where the eye mixes cadera and caldero
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cadera runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against caldero's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cadera and caldero
A purely visual mix-up. cadera ([kaˈð̞eɾa]) and caldero ([kal̪ˈd̪eɾo]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51192, 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]. caldero is at rank #37,994, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kal̪ˈd̪eɾo].
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 51192, this pair ranks #99,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cadera vs caldero
Shared letters: acder. Private to "cadera": -. Private to "caldero": lo.
"cadera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "caldero" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cadera" and "caldero" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cadera" vs "caldero" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cadera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caldero" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadera" and "caldero" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caldero vs campero". 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 #99,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.