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

#41,783
“chacras” frequency rank
#8,245
“cuadras” frequency rank
50028
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chacras cuadras
Definition Forma del plural de chacra. Forma del plural de cuadra.

Where the eye mixes chacras and cuadras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. chacras (CCVCCVC) and cuadras (CVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
chacras
7 ch
cuadras

Look-alike desk: chacras vs cuadras

A purely visual mix-up. chacras ([ˈt͡ʃakɾas]) and cuadras ([ˈkwað̞ɾas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

chacras is recorded at frequency rank #41,783, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃakɾas]. cuadras is at rank #8,245, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkwað̞ɾas].

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 50028, this pair ranks #105,513 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of chacras vs cuadras

Shared letters: acrs. Private to "chacras": h. Private to "cuadras": du.

"chacras" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "cuadras" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chacrascahcras · cchacras · chacars · chaccras · chacrass · chacrras · chacrsa · chcaras
  • cuadrascaudras · ccuadras · cuadars · cuaddras · cuadrass · cuadrras · cuadrsa · cuardas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "chacras" and "cuadras" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt͡ʃakɾas] versus [ˈkwað̞ɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "chacras" or "cuadras" show up more?
"cuadras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,245 in our Spanish list, against #41,783 for "chacras". 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 "chacras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cuadras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #105,513 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "chacras" and "cuadras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cachas vs chacras". 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 #105,513 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