Which to use
“cáñamo” and “candado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,558
- “cáñamo” frequency rank
- #19,048
- “candado” frequency rank
- 46606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cáñamo | candado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cannabis sativa. Planta industrial de uso textiles | Cerradura suelta, encerrada en una caja metálica y que por medio de una armella sirve para cerrar cualquier tipo de puerta batiente o deslizante. |
Where the eye mixes cáñamo and candado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cáñamo runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against candado's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cáñamo vs candado
A purely visual mix-up. cáñamo ([ˈkaɲamo]) and candado ([kãn̪ˈd̪að̞o]) 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 46606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cáñamo is recorded at frequency rank #27,558, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaɲamo]. candado is at rank #19,048, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kãn̪ˈd̪að̞o].
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 46606, this pair ranks #124,769 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cáñamo vs candado
Shared letters: aco. Private to "cáñamo": máñ. Private to "candado": dn.
"cáñamo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "candado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- candado ← acndado · cadnado · canaddo · candaddo · candaod · canddado · canddao · canndado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cáñamo" for "candado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cáñamo" or "candado"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cáñamo" and "candado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cáñamo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "candado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,769 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cáñamo" and "candado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cáñamo vs cenado". 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 #124,769 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.