Which to use
“cagaba” and “cargaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,791
- “cagaba” frequency rank
- #42,320
- “cargaban” frequency rank
- 88111
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagaba | cargaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cagar o de cagarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cargar. |
Where the eye mixes cagaba and cargaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cagaba and cargaban
A purely visual mix-up. cagaba ([kaˈɣ̞aβ̞a]) and cargaban ([kaɾˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cagaba is recorded at frequency rank #45,791, classified as averb, pronounced [kaˈɣ̞aβ̞a]. cargaban is at rank #42,320, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn].
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 88111, this pair ranks #3,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cagaba vs cargaban
Shared letters: abcg. Private to "cagaba": -. Private to "cargaban": nr.
"cagaba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cargaban" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cagaba" for "cargaban" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cargaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagaba" and "cargaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagaba vs casará". 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 #3,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.