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Which to use

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

#15,028
“caderas” frequency rank
#8,245
“cuadras” frequency rank
23273
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caderas cuadras
Definition Forma del plural de cadera. Forma del plural de cuadra.

Where the eye mixes caderas and cuadras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. caderas (CVCVCVC) and cuadras (CVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
caderas
7 ch
cuadras

Visual trap between caderas and cuadras

A purely visual mix-up. caderas ([kaˈð̞eɾas]) and cuadras ([ˈkwað̞ɾas]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23273, 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]. cuadras is at rank #8,245, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkwað̞ɾas].

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 23273, this pair ranks #246,572 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of caderas vs cuadras

Shared letters: acdrs. Private to "caderas": e. Private to "cuadras": u.

"caderas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "cuadras" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • caderasacderas · cadderas · cadears · caderass · caderras · cadersa · cadreas · caedras
  • cuadrascaudras · ccuadras · cuadars · cuaddras · cuadrass · cuadrras · cuadrsa · cuardas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "caderas" and "cuadras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈð̞eɾas] versus [ˈkwað̞ɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "caderas" or "cuadras"?
"cuadras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,245 in our Spanish list, against #15,028 for "caderas". 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 "cuadras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #246,572 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caderas" and "cuadras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caderas 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 #246,572 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