Which to use
“cale” and “cas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,231
- “cale” frequency rank
- #19,656
- “cas” frequency rank
- 60887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cale | cas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Golpe suave con la mano. | Caso. |
Where the eye mixes cale and cas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cale vs cas
A purely visual mix-up. cale ([ˈkale]) and cas ([ˈkas]) 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 60887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cale is recorded at frequency rank #41,231, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkale]. cas is at rank #19,656, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkas].
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 60887, this pair ranks #57,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cale vs cas
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cale": el. Private to "cas": s.
"cale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cas" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cale ← cael · ccale · clae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cale" for "cas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cale" or "cas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cale" and "cas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cale" and "cas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cale vs catre". 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 #57,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.