Which to use
“cadera” and “cátedra” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,198
- “cadera” frequency rank
- #7,535
- “cátedra” frequency rank
- 20733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadera | cátedra |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Asiento elevado desde donde el profesor instruye a los estudiantes. |
Where the eye mixes cadera and cátedra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cadera runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against cátedra's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cadera with cátedra
A purely visual mix-up. cadera ([kaˈð̞eɾa]) and cátedra ([ˈkat̪eð̞ɾa]) 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 20733, 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]. cátedra is at rank #7,535, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkat̪eð̞ɾa].
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 20733, this pair ranks #258,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cadera vs cátedra
Shared letters: acder. Private to "cadera": -. Private to "cátedra": tá.
"cadera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cátedra" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cadera ← acdera · caddera · cadear · caderra · cadrea · caedra · ccadera · cdaera
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cadera" for "cátedra" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cadera" or "cátedra" show up more?
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 "cátedra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadera" and "cátedra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cadera 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 #258,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.