Which to use
“cagados” is a participle and “cargamos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,792
- “cagados” frequency rank
- #40,176
- “cargamos” frequency rank
- 85968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagados | cargamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cagado, participio de cagar. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de cargar. |
Where the eye mixes cagados and cargamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cagados runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against cargamos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cagados vs cargamos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cagados is [kaˈɣ̞að̞os] while cargamos is [kaɾˈɣ̞amos]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85968, 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]. cargamos is at rank #40,176, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞amos].
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 85968, this pair ranks #5,663 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cagados vs cargamos
Shared letters: acgos. Private to "cagados": d. Private to "cargamos": mr.
"cagados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "cargamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cagados" and "cargamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cagados" or "cargamos"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cargamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,663 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagados" and "cargamos" 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 #5,663 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.