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

#15,028
“caderas” frequency rank
#24,415
“caretas” frequency rank
39443
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caderas caretas
Definition Forma del plural de cadera. Forma del plural de careta.

Where the eye mixes caderas and caretas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. caderas and caretas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
caderas
7 ch
caretas

Look-alike desk: caderas vs caretas

A purely visual mix-up. caderas ([kaˈð̞eɾas]) and caretas ([kaˈɾet̪as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39443, 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]. caretas is at rank #24,415, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈɾet̪as].

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 39443, this pair ranks #164,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of caderas vs caretas

Shared letters: acers. Private to "caderas": d. Private to "caretas": t.

"caderas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "caretas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • caderas ← acderas · cadderas · cadears · caderass · caderras · cadersa · cadreas · caedras
  • caretas ← acretas · caertas · careats · caretass · caretsa · carettas · carteas · ccaretas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "caderas" and "caretas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈð̞eɾas] versus [kaˈɾet̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "caderas" or "caretas"?
"caderas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,028 in our Spanish list, against #24,415 for "caretas". 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 "caderas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "caretas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #164,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caderas" and "caretas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cajeta vs caretas". 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 #164,457 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