caerávscederáTell them apart

Which to use

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

#17,060
“caerá” frequency rank
#49,503
“cederá” frequency rank
66563
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caerá cederá
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de caer o de caerse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de ceder.

Where the eye mixes caerá and cederá

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. caerá runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against cederá's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
caerá
6 ch
cederá

Visual trap between caerá and cederá

A purely visual mix-up. caerá ([kaeˈɾa]) and cederá ([seð̞eˈɾa]) 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 66563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caerá is recorded at frequency rank #17,060, classified as averb, pronounced [kaeˈɾa]. cederá is at rank #49,503, tagged as averb, pronounced [seð̞eˈɾa].

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 66563, this pair ranks #39,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of caerá vs cederá

Shared letters: cerá. Private to "caerá": a. Private to "cederá": d.

"caerá" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "cederá" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "caerá" and "cederá" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kaeˈɾa] versus [seð̞eˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "caerá" vs "cederá" - which ranks higher?
"caerá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,060 in our Spanish list, against #49,503 for "cederá". 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 "caerá" and "cederá" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "caerá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cederá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #39,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caerá" and "cederá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "camera vs cederá". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #39,540 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