caraduravscarátulaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“caradura” and “carátula” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,688
“caradura” frequency rank
#36,452
“carátula” frequency rank
68140
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caradura carátula
Definition Sinvergüenza. Máscara o careta.

Where the eye mixes caradura and carátula

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. caradura and carátula follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
caradura
8 ch
carátula

Visual trap between caradura and carátula

A purely visual mix-up. caradura ([kaɾaˈð̞uɾa]) and carátula ([kaˈɾat̪ula]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caradura is recorded at frequency rank #31,688, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaɾaˈð̞uɾa]. carátula is at rank #36,452, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈɾat̪ula].

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 68140, this pair ranks #35,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of caradura vs carátula

Shared letters: acru. Private to "caradura": d. Private to "carátula": ltá.

"caradura" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "carátula" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • caraduraacradura · caardura · caraddura · caradrua · caraduar · caradurra · caraudra · cardaura

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "caradura" and "carátula" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kaɾaˈð̞uɾa] versus [kaˈɾat̪ula]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "caradura" vs "carátula" - which ranks higher?
"caradura" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,688 in our Spanish list, against #36,452 for "carátula". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "caradura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "carátula" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #35,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caradura" and "carátula" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carátula vs cartuja". 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 #35,285 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