Which to use
“carcajada” and “carcajadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,973
- “carcajada” frequency rank
- #19,050
- “carcajadas” frequency rank
- 42023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carcajada | carcajadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Risa fuerte, intensa. | Forma del plural de carcajada. |
Where the eye mixes carcajada and carcajadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. carcajada runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against carcajadas's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses carcajada with carcajadas
A purely visual mix-up. carcajada ([kaɾkaˈxað̞a]) and carcajadas ([kaɾkaˈxað̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “carcajada” sits inside “carcajadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carcajada is recorded at frequency rank #22,973, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaɾkaˈxað̞a]. carcajadas is at rank #19,050, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaɾkaˈxað̞as].
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 42023, this pair ranks #150,509 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of carcajada vs carcajadas
Shared letters: acdjr. Private to "carcajada": -. Private to "carcajadas": s.
"carcajada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "carcajadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- carcajada ← acrcajada · cacrajada · caracjada · carcaajda · carcajaad · carcajadda · carcajdaa · carcajjada
- carcajadas ← acrcajadas · cacrajadas · caracjadas · carcaajdas · carcajaads · carcajadass · carcajaddas · carcajadsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "carcajada" and "carcajadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "carcajada" or "carcajadas" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "carcajada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carcajadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,509 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #150,509 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.