Which to use
“cagadas” and “cargadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,965
- “cagadas” frequency rank
- #17,892
- “cargadas” frequency rank
- 40857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagadas | cargadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de cagado, participio de cagar. | Forma del femenino plural de cargado, participio de cargar. |
Where the eye mixes cagadas and cargadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cagadas with cargadas
A purely visual mix-up. cagadas ([kaˈɣ̞að̞as]) and cargadas ([kaɾˈɣ̞að̞as]) 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 40857, 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]. cargadas is at rank #17,892, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞að̞as].
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 40857, this pair ranks #156,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cagadas vs cargadas
Shared letters: acdgs. Private to "cagadas": -. Private to "cargadas": r.
"cagadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "cargadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cagadas" for "cargadas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cagadas" or "cargadas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cagadas" and "cargadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cargadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagadas" and "cargadas" 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 #156,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.