caesvscardConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#12,986
“caes” frequency rank
#16,783
“card” frequency rank
29769
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caes card
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de caer o de caerse. Tarjeta.

Where the eye mixes caes and card

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. caes (CVVC) and card (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
caes
4 ch
card

Look-alike desk: caes vs card

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caes is [ˈkaes] while card is /kɑːd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caes is recorded at frequency rank #12,986, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkaes]. card is at rank #16,783, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɑːd/.

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 29769, this pair ranks #215,344 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of caes vs card

Shared letters: ac. Private to "caes": es. Private to "card": dr.

"caes" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "card" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • caesaces · caess · ccaes
  • cardacrd · cadr · cardd · carrd · ccard · crad

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "caes" for "card" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "caes" is a verb and "card" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "caes" or "card"?
"caes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,986 in our Spanish list, against #16,783 for "card". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "caes" and "card" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "caes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "card" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #215,344 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caes" and "card" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "card vs catre". 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 #215,344 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