Which to use
“cagan” and “catar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,857
- “cagan” frequency rank
- #33,482
- “catar” frequency rank
- 47339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagan | catar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cagar o de cagarse. | Probar algo con el sentido del gusto, especialmente los alimentos. |
Where the eye mixes cagan and catar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cagan vs catar
A purely visual mix-up. cagan ([ˈkaɣ̞ãn]) and catar ([kaˈt̪aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47339, 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]. catar is at rank #33,482, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaˈt̪aɾ].
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 47339, this pair ranks #120,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cagan vs catar
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cagan": gn. Private to "catar": rt.
"cagan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "catar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cagan" and "catar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cagan" vs "catar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "catar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagan" and "catar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "catar vs catre". 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 #120,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.