caderavscomeráWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: cadera is a noun, comerá is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cadera” is a noun and “comerá” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,198
“cadera” frequency rank
#40,197
“comerá” frequency rank
53395
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cadera comerá
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. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de comer o de comerse.

Where the eye mixes cadera and comerá

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
cadera
6 ch
comerá

Visual trap between cadera and comerá

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cadera is [kaˈð̞eɾa] while comerá is [komeˈɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53395, 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]. comerá is at rank #40,197, tagged as averb, pronounced [komeˈɾa].

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 53395, this pair ranks #88,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cadera vs comerá

Shared letters: cer. Private to "cadera": ad. Private to "comerá": moá.

"cadera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "comerá" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • caderaacdera · caddera · cadear · caderra · cadrea · caedra · ccadera · cdaera

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cadera" and "comerá" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cadera" is a noun and "comerá" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cadera" or "comerá"?
"cadera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,198 in our Spanish list, against #40,197 for "comerá". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "comerá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #88,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cadera" and "comerá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cederá vs comerá". 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 #88,078 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