caga vs casi, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“caga” is a verb and “casi” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,674
“caga” frequency rank: #221
“casi” frequency rank: 7895
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	caga	casi
Definition	Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cagar o de cagarse.	Que por poca diferencia no es, que tiene mucha semejanza.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set caga and casi apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch

caga

4 ch

casi

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caga is [ˈkaɣ̞a] while casi is [ˈkasi]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caga is recorded at frequency rank #7,674, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkaɣ̞a]. casi is at rank #221, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈkasi].

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 7895, this pair ranks #306,605 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of caga vs casi

Shared letters: ac. Private to "caga": g. Private to "casi": is.

"caga" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "casi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

caga ← acga · caag · cagga · ccaga · cgaa
casi ← acsi · caci · cais · cassi · ccasi · csai

Frequency comparison

caga#7,674

casi#221

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "caga" and "casi" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "caga" is a verb and "casi" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "caga" or "casi"?

"casi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #221 in our Spanish list, against #7,674 for "caga". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering caga vs casi

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “caga”; for an adverb, it's “casi”.
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