Which to use
“caduca” and “cédula” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,921
- “caduca” frequency rank
- #9,614
- “cédula” frequency rank
- 44535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caduca | cédula |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Epilepsia. | Papel o documento oficial, en que se hace constar una deuda, una obligación o cualquier información de este tipo. |
Where the eye mixes caduca and cédula
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses caduca with cédula
A purely visual mix-up. caduca ([kaˈð̞uka]) and cédula ([ˈseð̞ula]) 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 44535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caduca is recorded at frequency rank #34,921, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈð̞uka]. cédula is at rank #9,614, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈseð̞ula].
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 44535, this pair ranks #136,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caduca vs cédula
Shared letters: acdu. Private to "caduca": -. Private to "cédula": lé.
"caduca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cédula" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- caduca ← acduca · cadcua · cadduca · caduac · caducca · caudca · ccaduca · cdauca
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caduca" and "cédula" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "caduca" or "cédula" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "caduca" and "cédula" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caduca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cédula" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caduca" and "cédula" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caduca vs caduco". 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 #136,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.