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

#15,028
“caderas” frequency rank
#32,114
“cajera” frequency rank
47142
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caderas cajera
Definition Forma del plural de cadera. Naranja agridulce y falta de jugo.

Where the eye mixes caderas and cajera

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

7 ch
caderas
6 ch
cajera

Visual trap between caderas and cajera

A purely visual mix-up. caderas ([kaˈð̞eɾas]) and cajera ([kaˈxeɾa]) 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 47142, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caderas is recorded at frequency rank #15,028, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈð̞eɾas]. cajera is at rank #32,114, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈxeɾa].

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 47142, this pair ranks #121,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of caderas vs cajera

Shared letters: acer. Private to "caderas": ds. Private to "cajera": j.

"caderas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "cajera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • caderas ← acderas · cadderas · cadears · caderass · caderras · cadersa · cadreas · caedras
  • cajera ← acjera · caejra · cajear · cajerra · cajjera · cajrea · ccajera · cjaera

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "caderas" and "cajera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈð̞eɾas] versus [kaˈxeɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "caderas" or "cajera"?
"caderas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,028 in our Spanish list, against #32,114 for "cajera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "caderas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cajera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #121,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caderas" and "cajera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cajera 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 #121,698 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