caderavscamperaTell them apart

Which to use

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

#13,198
“cadera” frequency rank
#22,291
“campera” frequency rank
35489
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cadera campera
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. Chaqueta de tela o cuero, de estilo deportivo o informal.

Where the eye mixes cadera and campera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cadera runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against campera's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
cadera
7 ch
campera

Look-alike desk: cadera vs campera

A purely visual mix-up. cadera ([kaˈð̞eɾa]) and campera ([kãmˈpeɾa]) 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 35489, 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]. campera is at rank #22,291, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kãmˈpeɾa].

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 35489, this pair ranks #185,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cadera vs campera

Shared letters: acer. Private to "cadera": d. Private to "campera": mp.

"cadera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "campera" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cadera ← acdera · caddera · cadear · caderra · cadrea · caedra · ccadera · cdaera
  • campera ← acmpera · camepra · cammpera · campear · camperra · camppera · camprea · capmera

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cadera" and "campera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈð̞eɾa] versus [kãmˈpeɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cadera" vs "campera" - which ranks higher?
"cadera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,198 in our Spanish list, against #22,291 for "campera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "cadera" and "campera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cadera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "campera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #185,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cadera" and "campera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "campera 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 #185,816 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