Which to use
“cadera” and “cañería” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,198
- “cadera” frequency rank
- #43,447
- “cañería” frequency rank
- 56645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadera | cañería |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Conjunto de tuberías, enlazadas entre sí, encargadas de distribuir aguas y gas. |
Where the eye mixes cadera and cañería
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cadera and cañería
A purely visual mix-up. cadera ([kaˈð̞eɾa]) and cañería ([kaɲeˈɾia]) 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 56645, 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]. cañería is at rank #43,447, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaɲeˈɾia].
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 56645, this pair ranks #73,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cadera vs cañería
Shared letters: acer. Private to "cadera": d. Private to "cañería": íñ.
"cadera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cañería" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cadera ← acdera · caddera · cadear · caderra · cadrea · caedra · ccadera · cdaera
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cadera" and "cañería" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cadera" vs "cañería" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cadera" and "cañería" 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 "cañería" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadera" and "cañería" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cañería vs cantaría". 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 #73,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.