Which to use
“caída” and “caja” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,104
- “caída” frequency rank
- #1,306
- “caja” frequency rank
- 3410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caída | caja |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de caer. | Recipiente rectangular cerrable, generalmente con tapa, en el cual se pueden guardar otros objetos. |
Where the eye mixes caída and caja
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. caída runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against caja's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses caída with caja
A purely visual mix-up. caída ([kaˈið̞a]) and caja ([ˈkaxa]) 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 3410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caída is recorded at frequency rank #2,104, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈið̞a]. caja is at rank #1,306, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaxa].
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 3410, this pair ranks #318,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of caída vs caja
Shared letters: ac. Private to "caída": dí. Private to "caja": j.
"caída" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "caja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- caja ← acja · caaj · cajja · ccaja · cjaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caída" and "caja" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "caída" vs "caja" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "caída" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caja" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caída" and "caja" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caja vs ceba". 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 #318,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.