Which to use
“cajón” and “chabón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,762
- “cajón” frequency rank
- #31,260
- “chabón” frequency rank
- 40022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cajón | chabón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pieza móvil de diversos muebles, cerrada por sus costados y abajo, abierta por arriba, usada para guardar diversos elementos ordenadamente. | Pollo de ñandú o choique, desde que comienza a tener plumaje propiamente dicho hasta el año de edad. |
Where the eye mixes cajón and chabón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cajón runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against chabón's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cajón vs chabón
A purely visual mix-up. cajón ([kaˈxõn]) and chabón ([t͡ʃaˈβ̞õn]) 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 40022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cajón is recorded at frequency rank #8,762, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈxõn]. chabón is at rank #31,260, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t͡ʃaˈβ̞õn].
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 40022, this pair ranks #161,358 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cajón vs chabón
Shared letters: acnó. Private to "cajón": j. Private to "chabón": bh.
"cajón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "chabón" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cajón" and "chabón" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cajón" or "chabón"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cajón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chabón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,358 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cajón" and "chabón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chabón vs Charo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #161,358 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.