Which to use
“cagados” and “cargados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,792
- “cagados” frequency rank
- #15,035
- “cargados” frequency rank
- 60827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagados | cargados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cagado, participio de cagar. | Forma del plural de cargado, participio de cargar. |
Where the eye mixes cagados and cargados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cagados runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against cargados's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cagados and cargados
A purely visual mix-up. cagados ([kaˈɣ̞að̞os]) and cargados ([kaɾˈɣ̞að̞os]) 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 60827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cagados is recorded at frequency rank #45,792, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kaˈɣ̞að̞os]. cargados is at rank #15,035, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞að̞os].
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 60827, this pair ranks #57,571 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cagados vs cargados
Shared letters: acdgos. Private to "cagados": -. Private to "cargados": r.
"cagados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "cargados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cagados" and "cargados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cagados" vs "cargados" - 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 "cagados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cargados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,571 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagados" and "cargados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagados vs cogidos". 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 #57,571 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.