cagamosvschamosConfusable pair

Quick tell: cagamos is a verb, chamos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cagamos” is a verb and “chamos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,792
“cagamos” frequency rank
#47,640
“chamos” frequency rank
78432
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cagamos chamos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de cagar o de cagarse. Forma del plural de chamo.

Where the eye mixes cagamos and chamos

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

7 ch
cagamos
6 ch
chamos

Visual trap between cagamos and chamos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cagamos is [kaˈɣ̞amos] while chamos is [ˈt͡ʃamos]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78432, 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]. chamos is at rank #47,640, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃamos].

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 78432, this pair ranks #14,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cagamos vs chamos

Shared letters: acmos. Private to "cagamos": g. Private to "chamos": h.

"cagamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "chamos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cagamosacgamos · caagmos · cagammos · cagamoss · cagamso · cagaoms · caggamos · cagmaos
  • chamoscahmos · cchamos · chammos · chamoss · chamso · chaoms · chhamos · chmaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cagamos" and "chamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cagamos" is a verb and "chamos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "cagamos" vs "chamos" - which ranks higher?
"cagamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,792 in our Spanish list, against #47,640 for "chamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "chamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #14,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cagamos" and "chamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chamos vs cholos". 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 #14,469 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