camasvscapazWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: camas is a noun, capaz is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“camas” is a noun and “capaz” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,767
“camas” frequency rank
#908
“capaz” frequency rank
9675
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature camas capaz
Definition Forma del plural de cama. Dicho de un recinto o recipiente, de gran volumen.

Where the eye mixes camas and capaz

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
camas
5 ch
capaz

Why the eye confuses camas with capaz

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: camas is [ˈkamas] while capaz is [kaˈpas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

camas is recorded at frequency rank #8,767, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkamas]. capaz is at rank #908, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kaˈpas].

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 9675, this pair ranks #301,182 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of camas vs capaz

Shared letters: ac. Private to "camas": ms. Private to "capaz": pz.

"camas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "capaz" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • camasacmas · caams · camass · cammas · camsa · ccamas · cmaas
  • capazacpaz · caapz · capazz · cappaz · capza · ccapaz · cpaaz

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "camas" and "capaz" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "camas" is a noun and "capaz" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "camas" or "capaz"?
"capaz" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #908 in our Spanish list, against #8,767 for "camas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "camas" and "capaz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "camas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "capaz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #301,182 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "camas" and "capaz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cachas vs camas". 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 #301,182 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