Which to use
“cajas” and “cosas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,677
- “cajas” frequency rank
- #107
- “cosas” frequency rank
- 3784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cajas | cosas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de caja. | Forma del plural de cosa. |
Where the eye mixes cajas and cosas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cajas and cosas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: cajas vs cosas
A purely visual mix-up. cajas ([ˈkaxas]) and cosas ([ˈkosas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3784, 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]. cosas is at rank #107, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkosas].
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 3784, this pair ranks #317,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cajas vs cosas
Shared letters: acs. Private to "cajas": j. Private to "cosas": o.
"cajas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cosas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cajas" and "cosas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cajas" or "cosas"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cajas" and "cosas" 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 "cosas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cajas" and "cosas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cachas vs cajas". 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 #317,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.