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“caja” and “cajera” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,306
“caja” frequency rank
#32,114
“cajera” frequency rank
33420
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caja cajera
Definition Recipiente rectangular cerrable, generalmente con tapa, en el cual se pueden guardar otros objetos. Naranja agridulce y falta de jugo.

Where the eye mixes caja and cajera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. caja runs 4 letters (CVCV) against cajera's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
caja
6 ch
cajera

Look-alike desk: caja vs cajera

A purely visual mix-up. caja ([ˈkaxa]) and cajera ([kaˈxeɾa]) 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 33420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caja is recorded at frequency rank #1,306, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaxa]. cajera is at rank #32,114, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈxeɾa].

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 33420, this pair ranks #196,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of caja vs cajera

Shared letters: acj. Private to "caja": -. Private to "cajera": er.

"caja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "cajera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cajaacja · caaj · cajja · ccaja · cjaa
  • cajeraacjera · caejra · cajear · cajerra · cajjera · cajrea · ccajera · cjaera

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "caja" and "cajera" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkaxa] versus [kaˈxeɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "caja" vs "cajera" - which ranks higher?
"caja" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,306 in our Spanish list, against #32,114 for "cajera". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "caja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cajera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #196,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caja" and "cajera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cajera vs cederá". 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 #196,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list