Which to use
“cepas” and “chas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,553
- “cepas” frequency rank
- #35,938
- “chas” frequency rank
- 61491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cepas | chas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cepa. | Representa el sonido que se produce al dar palmadas sobre el cuerpo. |
Where the eye mixes cepas and chas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cepas vs chas
A purely visual mix-up. cepas ([ˈsepas]) and chas ([ˈt͡ʃas]) 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 61491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cepas is recorded at frequency rank #25,553, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsepas]. chas is at rank #35,938, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃas].
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 61491, this pair ranks #55,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cepas vs chas
Shared letters: acs. Private to "cepas": ep. Private to "chas": h.
"cepas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "chas" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cepas" for "chas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cepas" or "chas" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cepas" and "chas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cepas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cepas" and "chas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chas vs chop". 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 #55,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.