Which to use
“cafés” and “cauces” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,534
- “cafés” frequency rank
- #26,751
- “cauces” frequency rank
- 39285
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cafés | cauces |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de café. | Forma del plural de cauce. |
Where the eye mixes cafés and cauces
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cafés and cauces
A purely visual mix-up. cafés ([kaˈfes]) and cauces ([ˈkawses]) 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 39285, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cafés is recorded at frequency rank #12,534, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈfes]. cauces is at rank #26,751, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkawses].
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 39285, this pair ranks #165,409 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cafés vs cauces
Shared letters: acs. Private to "cafés": fé. Private to "cauces": eu.
"cafés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cauces" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cauces ← acuces · cacues · caucces · caucess · caucse · cauecs · causes · ccauces
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cafés" and "cauces" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cafés" or "cauces"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cafés" and "cauces" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cafés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cauces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,409 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cafés" and "cauces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagues vs cauces". 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 #165,409 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.