Which to use
“cañadas” and “candados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,407
- “cañadas” frequency rank
- #36,447
- “candados” frequency rank
- 82854
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cañadas | candados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de cañado, participio de cañar. | Forma del plural de candado, participio de candar o de candarse. |
Where the eye mixes cañadas and candados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cañadas runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against candados's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cañadas and candados
A purely visual mix-up. cañadas ([kaˈɲað̞as]) and candados ([kãn̪ˈd̪að̞os]) 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 82854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cañadas is recorded at frequency rank #46,407, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kaˈɲað̞as]. candados is at rank #36,447, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kãn̪ˈd̪að̞os].
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 82854, this pair ranks #8,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cañadas vs candados
Shared letters: acds. Private to "cañadas": ñ. Private to "candados": no.
"cañadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "candados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- candados ← acndados · cadnados · canaddos · candaddos · candadoss · candadso · candaods · canddados
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cañadas" and "candados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cañadas" or "candados" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cañadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "candados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cañadas" and "candados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cañadas vs carnada". 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 #8,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.