Which to use
“caca” is a noun and “caí” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,622
- “caca” frequency rank
- #11,538
- “caí” frequency rank
- 22160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caca | caí |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Residuo sólido indigerible del bolo alimenticio, que se excreta a través del ano. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de caer o de caerse. |
Where the eye mixes caca and caí
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: caca vs caí
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caca is [ˈkaka] while caí is [kaˈi]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caca is recorded at frequency rank #10,622, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaka]. caí is at rank #11,538, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaˈi].
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 22160, this pair ranks #251,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of caca vs caí
Shared letters: ac. Private to "caca": -. Private to "caí": í.
"caca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "caí" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- caca ← acca · caac · cacca · ccaa · ccaca
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caca" for "caí" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "caca" or "caí" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "caca" and "caí" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caí" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caca" and "caí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caí vs cuc". 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 #251,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.