Which to use
“caben” and “casen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,778
- “caben” frequency rank
- #31,692
- “casen” frequency rank
- 46470
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caben | casen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de caber. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de casar o de casarse. |
Where the eye mixes caben and casen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. caben and casen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: caben vs casen
A purely visual mix-up. caben ([ˈkaβ̞ẽn]) and casen ([ˈkasẽn]) 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 a single letter - b in “caben” becomes s in “casen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caben is recorded at frequency rank #14,778, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkaβ̞ẽn]. casen is at rank #31,692, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkasẽn].
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 46470, this pair ranks #125,523 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caben vs casen
Shared letters: acen. Private to "caben": b. Private to "casen": s.
"caben" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "casen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caben" and "casen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "caben" or "casen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "caben" and "casen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,523 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caben" and "casen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calmen vs casen". 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 #125,523 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.