Which to use
“cagan” and “caguen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,857
- “cagan” frequency rank
- #33,979
- “caguen” frequency rank
- 47836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagan | caguen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cagar o de cagarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de cagar o de cagarse. |
Where the eye mixes cagan and caguen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cagan runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against caguen's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cagan with caguen
A purely visual mix-up. cagan ([ˈkaɣ̞ãn]) and caguen ([ˈkaɣ̞ẽn]) 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 47836, 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]. caguen is at rank #33,979, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkaɣ̞ẽn].
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 47836, this pair ranks #117,837 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cagan vs caguen
Shared letters: acgn. Private to "cagan": -. Private to "caguen": eu.
"cagan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "caguen" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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 "caguen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,837 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagan" and "caguen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caguen vs calmen". 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 #117,837 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.