Which to use
“capita” and “casitas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,091
- “capita” frequency rank
- #31,254
- “casitas” frequency rank
- 60345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capita | casitas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del nominativo, vocativo y acusativo plural de caput. | Forma del plural de casita. |
Where the eye mixes capita and casitas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. capita runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against casitas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between capita and casitas
A purely visual mix-up. capita (/ˈka.pi.ta/) and casitas ([kaˈsit̪as]) 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 60345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capita is recorded at frequency rank #29,091, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.pi.ta/. casitas is at rank #31,254, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈsit̪as].
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 60345, this pair ranks #59,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of capita vs casitas
Shared letters: acit. Private to "capita": p. Private to "casitas": s.
"capita" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "casitas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "capita" for "casitas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "capita" or "casitas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "capita" and "casitas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "capita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casitas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capita" and "casitas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capita vs copita". 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 #59,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.