Which to use
“calidades” and “cavidades” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,127
- “calidades” frequency rank
- #29,969
- “cavidades” frequency rank
- 57096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calidades | cavidades |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de calidad. | Forma del plural de cavidad. |
Where the eye mixes calidades and cavidades
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. calidades and cavidades follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses calidades with cavidades
A purely visual mix-up. calidades ([kaliˈð̞að̞es]) and cavidades ([kaβ̞iˈð̞að̞es]) 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 a single letter - l in “calidades” becomes v in “cavidades”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calidades is recorded at frequency rank #27,127, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaliˈð̞að̞es]. cavidades is at rank #29,969, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaβ̞iˈð̞að̞es].
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 57096, this pair ranks #71,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of calidades vs cavidades
Shared letters: acdeis. Private to "calidades": l. Private to "cavidades": v.
"calidades" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "cavidades" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "calidades" and "cavidades" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "calidades" vs "cavidades" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "calidades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cavidades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calidades" and "cavidades" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calamidades vs calidades". 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 #71,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.