Which to use
“cagadas” is a participle and “cascadas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,965
- “cagadas” frequency rank
- #24,416
- “cascadas” frequency rank
- 47381
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagadas | cascadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de cagado, participio de cagar. | Forma del plural de cascada. |
Where the eye mixes cagadas and cascadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cagadas vs cascadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cagadas is [kaˈɣ̞að̞as] while cascadas is [kasˈkað̞as]. 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 (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47381, 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]. cascadas is at rank #24,416, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kasˈkað̞as].
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 47381, this pair ranks #120,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cagadas vs cascadas
Shared letters: acds. Private to "cagadas": g. Private to "cascadas": -.
"cagadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "cascadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cagadas" for "cascadas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cagadas" or "cascadas"?
What to do next
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 "cascadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagadas" and "cascadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cañadas vs cascadas". 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 #120,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.