Which to use
“caldos” is a noun and “casados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,796
- “caldos” frequency rank
- #9,253
- “casados” frequency rank
- 55049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caldos | casados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de caldo. | Forma del plural de casado, participio de casar o de casarse. |
Where the eye mixes caldos and casados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. caldos runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against casados's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: caldos vs casados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caldos is [ˈkal̪d̪os] while casados is [kaˈsað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caldos is recorded at frequency rank #45,796, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkal̪d̪os]. casados is at rank #9,253, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kaˈsað̞os].
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 55049, this pair ranks #80,627 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caldos vs casados
Shared letters: acdos. Private to "caldos": l. Private to "casados": -.
"caldos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "casados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caldos" for "casados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "caldos" vs "casados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "caldos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,627 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caldos" and "casados" 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 #80,627 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.