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

#3,386
“caza” frequency rank
#26,757
“choza” frequency rank
30143
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caza choza
Definition Acción o efecto de cazar. Edificio rústico usado como alojamiento.

Where the eye mixes caza and choza

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. caza runs 4 letters (CVCV) against choza's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
caza
5 ch
choza

Why the eye confuses caza with choza

A purely visual mix-up. caza ([ˈkasa]) and choza ([ˈt͡ʃosa]) 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 30143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caza is recorded at frequency rank #3,386, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkasa]. choza is at rank #26,757, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃosa].

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 30143, this pair ranks #213,466 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of caza vs choza

Shared letters: acz. Private to "caza": -. Private to "choza": ho.

"caza" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "choza" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cazaacza · caaz · cazza · ccaza · czaa
  • chozacchoza · chhoza · choaz · chozza · chzoa · cohza · hcoza

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "caza" and "choza" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkasa] versus [ˈt͡ʃosa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "caza" or "choza" show up more?
"caza" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,386 in our Spanish list, against #26,757 for "choza". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "caza" and "choza" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "caza" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "choza" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #213,466 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caza" and "choza" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chop vs choza". 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 #213,466 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