caldosvscasosConfusable pair

Which to use

“caldos” and “casos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,796
“caldos” frequency rank
#466
“casos” frequency rank
46262
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caldos casos
Definition Forma del plural de caldo. Forma del plural de caso.

Where the eye mixes caldos and casos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. caldos runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against casos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
caldos
5 ch
casos

Look-alike desk: caldos vs casos

A purely visual mix-up. caldos ([ˈkal̪d̪os]) and casos ([ˈkasos]) 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 46262, 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]. casos is at rank #466, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkasos].

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 46262, this pair ranks #126,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of caldos vs casos

Shared letters: acos. Private to "caldos": dl. Private to "casos": -.

"caldos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "casos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • caldos ← acldos · cadlos · calddos · caldoss · caldso · calldos · calods · ccaldos
  • casos ← acsos · caoss · casoss · cassos · ccasos · csaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "caldos" and "casos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkal̪d̪os] versus [ˈkasos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "caldos" vs "casos" - which ranks higher?
"casos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #466 in our Spanish list, against #45,796 for "caldos". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "caldos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "casos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #126,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caldos" and "casos" 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 #126,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list