Which to use
“cajas” and “cas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,677
- “cajas” frequency rank
- #19,656
- “cas” frequency rank
- 23333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cajas | cas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de caja. | Caso. |
Where the eye mixes cajas and cas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cajas runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against cas's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cajas and cas
A purely visual mix-up. cajas ([ˈkaxas]) and cas ([ˈkas]) 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 23333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cajas is recorded at frequency rank #3,677, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaxas]. cas is at rank #19,656, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkas].
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 23333, this pair ranks #246,268 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cajas vs cas
Shared letters: acs. Private to "cajas": j. Private to "cas": -.
"cajas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cas" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cajas ← acjas · caajs · cajass · cajjas · cajsa · ccajas · cjaas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cajas" for "cas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cajas" vs "cas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cajas" and "cas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cajas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,268 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cajas" and "cas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cas vs cuc". 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 #246,268 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.