Which to use
“caídos” and “caldos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,374
- “caídos” frequency rank
- #45,796
- “caldos” frequency rank
- 57170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caídos | caldos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réditos ya devengados de alguna renta. | Forma del plural de caldo. |
Where the eye mixes caídos and caldos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. caídos (CVVCVC) and caldos (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: caídos vs caldos
A purely visual mix-up. caídos ([kaˈið̞os]) and caldos ([ˈkal̪d̪os]) 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 a single letter - í in “caídos” becomes l in “caldos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caídos is recorded at frequency rank #11,374, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈið̞os]. caldos is at rank #45,796, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkal̪d̪os].
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 57170, this pair ranks #71,559 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caídos vs caldos
Shared letters: acdos. Private to "caídos": í. Private to "caldos": l.
"caídos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "caldos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- caldos ← acldos · cadlos · calddos · caldoss · caldso · calldos · calods · ccaldos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caídos" for "caldos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "caídos" vs "caldos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "caídos" and "caldos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caídos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caldos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,559 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caídos" and "caldos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calco vs caldos". 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 #71,559 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.