Which to use
“casa” and “cita” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #136
- “casa” frequency rank
- #1,470
- “cita” frequency rank
- 1606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casa | cita |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Edificación destinada a vivienda. | Reunión de personas cuyo encuentro ha sido establecido anteriormente de común acuerdo. |
Where the eye mixes casa and cita
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. casa ([ˈkasa]) and cita ([ˈsit̪a]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casa is recorded at frequency rank #136, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkasa]. cita is at rank #1,470, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsit̪a].
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 1606, this pair ranks #321,752 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of casa vs cita
Shared letters: ac. Private to "casa": s. Private to "cita": it.
"casa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cita" · 4 letters · shape CVCV