celdasvsculpasTell them apart

Quick tell: celdas is a noun, culpas is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“celdas” is a noun and “culpas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,326
“celdas” frequency rank
#14,807
“culpas” frequency rank
27133
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature celdas culpas
Definition Forma del plural de celda. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de culpar.

Where the eye mixes celdas and culpas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
celdas
6 ch
culpas

Look-alike desk: celdas vs culpas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: celdas is [ˈsel̪d̪as] while culpas is [ˈkulpas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

celdas is recorded at frequency rank #12,326, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsel̪d̪as]. culpas is at rank #14,807, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkulpas].

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 27133, this pair ranks #228,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of celdas vs culpas

Shared letters: acls. Private to "celdas": de. Private to "culpas": pu.

"celdas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "culpas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • celdascceldas · cedlas · celads · celdass · celddas · celdsa · celldas · cledas
  • culpascculpas · clupas · culaps · cullpas · culpass · culppas · culpsa · cuplas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "celdas" and "culpas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "celdas" is a noun and "culpas" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "celdas" vs "culpas" - which ranks higher?
"celdas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,326 in our Spanish list, against #14,807 for "culpas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "celdas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "culpas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #228,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "celdas" and "culpas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "culpas vs cultas". 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 #228,294 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