Which to use
“cagadas” and “cargada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,965
- “cagadas” frequency rank
- #10,803
- “cargada” frequency rank
- 33768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagadas | cargada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de cagado, participio de cagar. | Forma del femenino de cargado, participio de cargar. |
Where the eye mixes cagadas and cargada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cagadas with cargada
A purely visual mix-up. cagadas ([kaˈɣ̞að̞as]) and cargada ([kaɾˈɣ̞að̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cagadas is recorded at frequency rank #22,965, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kaˈɣ̞að̞as]. cargada is at rank #10,803, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞að̞a].
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 33768, this pair ranks #194,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cagadas vs cargada
Shared letters: acdg. Private to "cagadas": s. Private to "cargada": r.
"cagadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "cargada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cagadas" and "cargada" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cagadas" vs "cargada" - which ranks higher?
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 "cagadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cargada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagadas" and "cargada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagadas vs cañadas". 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 #194,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.