Which to use
“cavidades” and “cualidades” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,969
- “cavidades” frequency rank
- #6,764
- “cualidades” frequency rank
- 36733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cavidades | cualidades |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cavidad. | Forma del plural de cualidad. |
Where the eye mixes cavidades and cualidades
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. cavidades runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against cualidades's 10 (CVVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cavidades with cualidades
A purely visual mix-up. cavidades ([kaβ̞iˈð̞að̞es]) and cualidades ([kwaliˈð̞að̞es]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cavidades is recorded at frequency rank #29,969, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaβ̞iˈð̞að̞es]. cualidades is at rank #6,764, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kwaliˈð̞að̞es].
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 36733, this pair ranks #179,090 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cavidades vs cualidades
Shared letters: acdeis. Private to "cavidades": v. Private to "cualidades": lu.
"cavidades" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "cualidades" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cavidades ← acvidades · cabidades · caivdades · cavdiades · caviaddes · cavidaddes · cavidadess · cavidadse
- cualidades ← caulidades · ccualidades · cuaildades · cualdiades · cualiaddes · cualidaddes · cualidadess · cualidadse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cavidades" and "cualidades" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cavidades" or "cualidades"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cavidades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cualidades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,090 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cavidades" and "cualidades" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calidades vs cavidades". 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 #179,090 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.