Which to use
“cafetera” and “cafeterías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,589
- “cafetera” frequency rank
- #28,270
- “cafeterías” frequency rank
- 49859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cafetera | cafeterías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Utensilio usado para hacer o servir café. Puede ser de fuego directo o eléctrico. | Forma del plural de cafetería. |
Where the eye mixes cafetera and cafeterías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. cafetera runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against cafeterías's 10 (CVCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cafetera with cafeterías
A purely visual mix-up. cafetera ([kafeˈt̪eɾa]) and cafeterías ([kafet̪eˈɾias]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49859, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cafetera is recorded at frequency rank #21,589, classified as anoun, pronounced [kafeˈt̪eɾa]. cafeterías is at rank #28,270, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kafet̪eˈɾias].
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 49859, this pair ranks #106,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cafetera vs cafeterías
Shared letters: acefrt. Private to "cafetera": -. Private to "cafeterías": sí.
"cafetera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "cafeterías" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cafetera ← acfetera · caeftera · cafeetra · cafetear · cafeterra · cafetrea · cafettera · caffetera
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cafetera" and "cafeterías" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cafetera" or "cafeterías"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cafetera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cafeterías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cafetera" and "cafeterías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cafetera vs catéter". 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 #106,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.