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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
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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.