caigas
[ˈkajɣ̞as]
The verdict
“caigas” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #25,168 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #25,168
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de caer o de caerse.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | caigas |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkajɣ̞as] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #25,168 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “caigas” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for caigas is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkajɣ̞as]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,168 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de caer o de caerse.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for caigas, with forms such as "acigas", "cagias", and "caiags". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "casas", "carga", "caras", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is caigas, spelled C-A-I-G-A-S.
Definition
- 1Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de caer o de caerse.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acigas,cagias,caiags,caigass,caiggas,caigsa,ccaigas,ciagas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caigas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “caigas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-I-G-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkajɣ̞as] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “casas” - see the side-by-side comparison. caigas vs casas
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.