caemosvscagamosConfusable pair

Which to use

“caemos” and “cagamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,328
“caemos” frequency rank
#30,792
“cagamos” frequency rank
54120
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caemos cagamos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de caer o de caerse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de cagar o de cagarse.

Where the eye mixes caemos and cagamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. caemos runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against cagamos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
caemos
7 ch
cagamos

Look-alike desk: caemos vs cagamos

A purely visual mix-up. caemos ([kaˈemos]) and cagamos ([kaˈɣ̞amos]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54120, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caemos is recorded at frequency rank #23,328, classified as averb, pronounced [kaˈemos]. cagamos is at rank #30,792, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaˈɣ̞amos].

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 54120, this pair ranks #84,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of caemos vs cagamos

Shared letters: acmos. Private to "caemos": e. Private to "cagamos": g.

"caemos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "cagamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • caemosacemos · caemmos · caemoss · caemso · caeoms · cameos · ccaemos
  • cagamosacgamos · caagmos · cagammos · cagamoss · cagamso · cagaoms · caggamos · cagmaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "caemos" and "cagamos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈemos] versus [kaˈɣ̞amos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "caemos" vs "cagamos" - which ranks higher?
"caemos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,328 in our Spanish list, against #30,792 for "cagamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "caemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cagamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #84,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caemos" and "cagamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagamos vs chamos". 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 #84,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list