Which to use
“calaña” and “campana” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,993
- “calaña” frequency rank
- #7,960
- “campana” frequency rank
- 45953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calaña | campana |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Muestra, modelo, patrón, forma. | Instrumento metálico, que suele ser de bronce, hueco, abierto por abajo, que suena cuando se golpea con un badajo o, a veces, con un martillo exterior. |
Where the eye mixes calaña and campana
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. calaña runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against campana's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: calaña vs campana
A purely visual mix-up. calaña ([kaˈlaɲa]) and campana ([kãmˈpana]) 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 45953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calaña is recorded at frequency rank #37,993, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈlaɲa]. campana is at rank #7,960, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kãmˈpana].
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 45953, this pair ranks #128,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of calaña vs campana
Shared letters: ac. Private to "calaña": lñ. Private to "campana": mnp.
"calaña" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "campana" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- campana ← acmpana · camapna · cammpana · campaan · campanna · campnaa · camppana · capmana
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "calaña" for "campana" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "calaña" or "campana" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "calaña" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "campana" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calaña" and "campana" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calaña vs culona". 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 #128,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.