causa
Spanish, noun
causa is spelled C-A-U-S-A (5 letters) and appears 132 times per million words in written Spanish, the 657th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Causa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “cause” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of causar. With an accent, causá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of causar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Origen de un evento o acción”.
What does causa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecause
- 2
femininelawsuit
noun
- 1
femininea dish in Peruvian cuisine made with potatoes and layered or topped with meat or vegetables
- 2
colloquialfeminineslangdude, mate, bro
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of causar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Origen de un evento o acción 2. Motivo o razón para actuar. 3. En un contrato, contraprestación que objetiva y legalmente pueda juzgarse signifcativa y ecuánime para cada una de las partes que celebre un contrato. 4. Litigio.
noun: 1. Entrada de la cocina peruana, que consta de papa amarilla amasada con ají triturado. 2. Amigo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of causa
- causas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to causa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is causa in Spanish?
causa appears 132 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).