Which to use
“cagan” and “clavan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,857
- “cagan” frequency rank
- #35,417
- “clavan” frequency rank
- 49274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagan | clavan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 clavar o de clavarse. |
Where the eye mixes cagan and clavan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cagan with clavan
A purely visual mix-up. cagan ([ˈkaɣ̞ãn]) and clavan ([ˈklaβ̞ãn]) 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 49274, 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]. clavan is at rank #35,417, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈklaβ̞ãn].
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 49274, this pair ranks #109,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cagan vs clavan
Shared letters: acn. Private to "cagan": g. Private to "clavan": lv.
"cagan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "clavan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cagan" and "clavan" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cagan" or "clavan" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cagan" and "clavan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clavan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagan" and "clavan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clavan vs clavaron". 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 #109,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.