Which to use
“cagan” and “caigas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,857
- “cagan” frequency rank
- #25,168
- “caigas” frequency rank
- 39025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagan | caigas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cagar o de cagarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de caer o de caerse. |
Where the eye mixes cagan and caigas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cagan runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against caigas's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cagan vs caigas
A purely visual mix-up. cagan ([ˈkaɣ̞ãn]) and caigas ([ˈkajɣ̞as]) 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 39025, 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]. caigas is at rank #25,168, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkajɣ̞as].
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 39025, this pair ranks #166,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cagan vs caigas
Shared letters: acg. Private to "cagan": n. Private to "caigas": is.
"cagan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "caigas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
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 "caigas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagan" and "caigas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cachas vs caigas". 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 #166,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.