Which to use
“cagada” is a noun and “cagar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,278
- “cagada” frequency rank
- #6,631
- “cagar” frequency rank
- 16909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagada | cagar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de cagar. | Expulsar del cuerpo las heces de la digestión. |
Where the eye mixes cagada and cagar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cagada and cagar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cagada is [kaˈɣ̞að̞a] while cagar is [kaˈɣ̞aɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cagada is recorded at frequency rank #10,278, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈɣ̞að̞a]. cagar is at rank #6,631, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaˈɣ̞aɾ].
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 16909, this pair ranks #274,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cagada vs cagar
Shared letters: acg. Private to "cagada": d. Private to "cagar": r.
"cagada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cagar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cagada" for "cagar" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cagada" or "cagar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cagada" and "cagar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cagar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagada" and "cagar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagada vs carnada". 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 #274,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.