Which to use
“caga” and “cazan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,674
- “caga” frequency rank
- #36,453
- “cazan” frequency rank
- 44127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caga | cazan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cagar o de cagarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cazar. |
Where the eye mixes caga and cazan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. caga runs 4 letters (CVCV) against cazan's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses caga with cazan
A purely visual mix-up. caga ([ˈkaɣ̞a]) and cazan ([ˈkasãn]) 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 44127, 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]. cazan is at rank #36,453, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkasãn].
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 44127, this pair ranks #138,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caga vs cazan
Shared letters: ac. Private to "caga": g. Private to "cazan": nz.
"caga" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cazan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "caga" and "cazan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cazan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caga" and "cazan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cazan vs copan". 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 #138,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.