caemosvscelosWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#23,328
“caemos” frequency rank
#7,964
“celos” frequency rank
31292
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caemos celos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de caer o de caerse. Recelo de que la persona amada haya mudado o mude su cariño.

Where the eye mixes caemos and celos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
caemos
5 ch
celos

Visual trap between caemos and celos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caemos is [kaˈemos] while celos is [ˈselos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caemos is recorded at frequency rank #23,328, classified as averb, pronounced [kaˈemos]. celos is at rank #7,964, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈselos].

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 31292, this pair ranks #207,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of caemos vs celos

Shared letters: ceos. Private to "caemos": am. Private to "celos": l.

"caemos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "celos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • caemosacemos · caemmos · caemoss · caemso · caeoms · cameos · ccaemos
  • celosccelos · cellos · celoss · ceols · cleos · eclos · selos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "caemos" for "celos" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "caemos" is a verb and "celos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "caemos" vs "celos" - which ranks higher?
"celos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,964 in our Spanish list, against #23,328 for "caemos". 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 "caemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "celos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #207,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caemos" and "celos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caemos vs chamos". 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 #207,811 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