Which to use
“cagan” is a verb and “cagón” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,857
- “cagan” frequency rank
- #34,472
- “cagón” frequency rank
- 48329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagan | cagón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cagar o de cagarse. | Que defeca grandes cantidades o con gran frecuencia. |
Where the eye mixes cagan and cagón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cagan and cagón
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cagan is [ˈkaɣ̞ãn] while cagón is [kaˈɣ̞õn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “cagan” becomes ó in “cagón”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cagan is recorded at frequency rank #13,857, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkaɣ̞ãn]. cagón is at rank #34,472, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kaˈɣ̞õn].
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 48329, this pair ranks #115,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cagan vs cagón
Shared letters: acgn. Private to "cagan": -. Private to "cagón": ó.
"cagan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cagón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cagan ← acgan · caagn · cagann · caggan · cagna · ccagan · cgaan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cagan" and "cagón" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cagan" or "cagón"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cagón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagan" and "cagón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagón vs cagones". 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 #115,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.