Which to use
“cuadra” and “cuadrado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,281
- “cuadra” frequency rank
- #7,133
- “cuadrado” frequency rank
- 14414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuadra | cuadrado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recinto cerrado para el alojamiento de caballos. | Rectángulo equilátero. |
Where the eye mixes cuadra and cuadrado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cuadra vs cuadrado
A purely visual mix-up. cuadra ([ˈkwað̞ɾa]) and cuadrado ([kwaˈð̞ɾað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “cuadra” sits inside “cuadrado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuadra is recorded at frequency rank #7,281, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkwað̞ɾa]. cuadrado is at rank #7,133, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kwaˈð̞ɾað̞o].
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 14414, this pair ranks #284,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cuadra vs cuadrado
Shared letters: acdru. Private to "cuadra": -. Private to "cuadrado": o.
"cuadra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "cuadrado" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cuadra" for "cuadrado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cuadra" or "cuadrado"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuadra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuadrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuadra" and "cuadrado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuadra vs cuadran". 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 #284,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.