CasaresvsCasesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#29,096
“Casares” frequency rank
#28,273
“Cases” frequency rank
57369
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Casares Cases
Definition Apellido. Apellido.

Where the eye mixes Casares and Cases

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Casares
5 ch
Cases

Visual trap between Casares and Cases

A purely visual mix-up. Casares ([kaˈsaɾes]) and Cases ([ˈkases]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Casares is recorded at frequency rank #29,096, classified as aname, pronounced [kaˈsaɾes]. Cases is at rank #28,273, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈkases].

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 57369, this pair ranks #70,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Casares vs Cases

Shared letters: aces. Private to "Casares": r. Private to "Cases": -.

"Casares" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "Cases" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Casaresacsares · caasres · casaers · casaress · casarres · casraes · cassares · ccasares
  • Casesacses · caces · casess · casses · ccases · csaes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Casares" for "Cases" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈsaɾes] versus [ˈkases]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Casares" vs "Cases" - which ranks higher?
"Cases" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,273 in our Spanish list, against #29,096 for "Casares". 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 "Casares" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Cases" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #70,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Casares" and "Cases" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casará vs Casares". 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 #70,766 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