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“cagamos” and “caímos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,792
“cagamos” frequency rank
#46,406
“caímos” frequency rank
77198
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cagamos caímos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de cagar o de cagarse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de caer o de caerse.

Where the eye mixes cagamos and caímos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cagamos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against caímos's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
cagamos
6 ch
caímos

Look-alike desk: cagamos vs caímos

A purely visual mix-up. cagamos ([kaˈɣ̞amos]) and caímos ([kaˈimos]) 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 77198, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cagamos is recorded at frequency rank #30,792, classified as averb, pronounced [kaˈɣ̞amos]. caímos is at rank #46,406, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaˈimos].

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 77198, this pair ranks #16,422 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cagamos vs caímos

Shared letters: acmos. Private to "cagamos": g. Private to "caímos": í.

"cagamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "caímos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cagamosacgamos · caagmos · cagammos · cagamoss · cagamso · cagaoms · caggamos · cagmaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cagamos" and "caímos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈɣ̞amos] versus [kaˈimos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cagamos" or "caímos"?
"cagamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,792 in our Spanish list, against #46,406 for "caímos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cagamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "caímos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #16,422 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cagamos" and "caímos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caímos vs chamos". 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 #16,422 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list