Which to use
“cagan” and “cazan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,857
- “cagan” frequency rank
- #36,453
- “cazan” frequency rank
- 50310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagan | cazan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 indicativo de cazar. |
Where the eye mixes cagan and cazan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cagan vs cazan
A purely visual mix-up. cagan ([ˈkaɣ̞ãn]) and cazan ([ˈkasãn]) 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 a single letter - g in “cagan” becomes z in “cazan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50310, 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]. cazan is at rank #36,453, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkasãn].
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 50310, this pair ranks #103,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cagan vs cazan
Shared letters: acn. Private to "cagan": g. Private to "cazan": z.
"cagan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cazan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cagan" and "cazan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cagan" or "cazan"?
Useful next steps
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 "cazan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagan" and "cazan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cazan vs copan". 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 #103,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.