Which to use
“cagadas” and “criadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,965
- “cagadas” frequency rank
- #30,840
- “criadas” frequency rank
- 53805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagadas | criadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de cagado, participio de cagar. | Forma del femenino plural de criado, participio de criar o de criarse. |
Where the eye mixes cagadas and criadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cagadas (CVCVCVC) and criadas (CCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cagadas and criadas
A purely visual mix-up. cagadas ([kaˈɣ̞að̞as]) and criadas ([ˈkɾjað̞as]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53805, 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]. criadas is at rank #30,840, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ˈkɾjað̞as].
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 53805, this pair ranks #86,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cagadas vs criadas
Shared letters: acds. Private to "cagadas": g. Private to "criadas": ir.
"cagadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "criadas" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cagadas" for "criadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cagadas" vs "criadas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "criadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagadas" and "criadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "criadas vs criador". 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 #86,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.