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

#19,947
“caverna” frequency rank
#26,350
“cavernas” frequency rank
46297
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caverna cavernas
Definition Cavidad de cierta profundidad que se encuentra entre las rocas o bajo tierra. Forma del plural de caverna.

Where the eye mixes caverna and cavernas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
caverna
8 ch
cavernas

Look-alike desk: caverna vs cavernas

A purely visual mix-up. caverna ([kaˈβ̞eɾna]) and cavernas ([kaˈβ̞eɾnas]) 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) - “caverna” sits inside “cavernas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caverna is recorded at frequency rank #19,947, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈβ̞eɾna]. cavernas is at rank #26,350, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaˈβ̞eɾnas].

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 46297, this pair ranks #126,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of caverna vs cavernas

Shared letters: acenrv. Private to "caverna": -. Private to "cavernas": s.

"caverna" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "cavernas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cavernaacverna · caberna · caevrna · cavenra · caveran · cavernna · caverrna · cavrena
  • cavernasacvernas · cabernas · caevrnas · cavenras · caverans · cavernass · cavernnas · cavernsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "caverna" and "cavernas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈβ̞eɾna] versus [kaˈβ̞eɾnas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "caverna" or "cavernas"?
"caverna" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,947 in our Spanish list, against #26,350 for "cavernas". 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 "caverna" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cavernas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #126,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caverna" and "cavernas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cañería vs caverna". 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 #126,544 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