Which to use
“caemos” and “caímos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,328
- “caemos” frequency rank
- #46,406
- “caímos” frequency rank
- 69734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caemos | caímos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de caer o de caerse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de caer o de caerse. |
Where the eye mixes caemos and caímos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. caemos and caímos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses caemos with caímos
A purely visual mix-up. caemos ([kaˈemos]) and caímos ([kaˈimos]) 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 - e in “caemos” becomes í in “caímos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69734, 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]. caímos is at rank #46,406, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaˈimos].
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 69734, this pair ranks #31,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caemos vs caímos
Shared letters: acmos. Private to "caemos": e. Private to "caímos": í.
"caemos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "caímos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- caemos ← acemos · caemmos · caemoss · caemso · caeoms · cameos · ccaemos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caemos" and "caímos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "caemos" or "caímos"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "caemos" and "caímos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caímos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caemos" and "caímos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caímos 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 #31,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.