Which to use
“calado” and “caldos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,887
- “calado” frequency rank
- #45,796
- “caldos” frequency rank
- 63683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calado | caldos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Labor que se hace con aguja de coser o bordar en alguna tela, sacando o juntando hilos, con que se imita la randa o encaje. | Forma del plural de caldo. |
Where the eye mixes calado and caldos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. calado (CVCVCV) and caldos (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses calado with caldos
A purely visual mix-up. calado ([kaˈlað̞o]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calado is recorded at frequency rank #17,887, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈlað̞o]. 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 63683, this pair ranks #47,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of calado vs caldos
Shared letters: acdlo. Private to "calado": -. Private to "caldos": s.
"calado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "caldos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "calado" and "caldos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "calado" vs "caldos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "calado" and "caldos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "calado" 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 #47,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calado" 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 #47,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.