Which to use
“caldo” and “caldos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,991
- “caldo” frequency rank
- #45,796
- “caldos” frequency rank
- 56787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caldo | caldos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se llama así al líquido en que ha sido cocinada una vianda. | Forma del plural de caldo. |
Where the eye mixes caldo and caldos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. caldo runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against caldos's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses caldo with caldos
A purely visual mix-up. caldo ([ˈkal̪d̪o]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “caldo” sits inside “caldos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caldo is recorded at frequency rank #10,991, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkal̪d̪o]. 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 56787, this pair ranks #73,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caldo vs caldos
Shared letters: acdlo. Private to "caldo": -. Private to "caldos": s.
"caldo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "caldos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caldo" and "caldos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "caldo" or "caldos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "caldo" and "caldos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caldo" 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 #73,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caldo" 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 #73,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.