Which to use
“callado” and “cantado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,227
- “callado” frequency rank
- #15,033
- “cantado” frequency rank
- 23260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | callado | cantado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no habla mucho. | Dicho del sufragio: que no es secreto. |
Where the eye mixes callado and cantado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: callado vs cantado
A purely visual mix-up. callado ([kaˈʝað̞o]) and cantado ([kãn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
callado is recorded at frequency rank #8,227, classified as anadj, pronounced [kaˈʝað̞o]. cantado is at rank #15,033, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kãn̪ˈt̪að̞o].
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 23260, this pair ranks #246,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of callado vs cantado
Shared letters: acdo. Private to "callado": l. Private to "cantado": nt.
"callado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cantado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "callado" and "cantado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "callado" or "cantado" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "callado" and "cantado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "callado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cantado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "callado" and "cantado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cántabro vs cantado". 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 #246,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.