Which to use
“cagar” is a verb and “cagarla” is a phrase - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,631
- “cagar” frequency rank
- #28,660
- “cagarla” frequency rank
- 35291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagar | cagarla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Expulsar del cuerpo las heces de la digestión. | Equivocarse, en especial de manera importante. |
Where the eye mixes cagar and cagarla
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cagar with cagarla
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cagar is [kaˈɣ̞aɾ] while cagarla is [kaˈɣ̞aɾla]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “cagar” sits inside “cagarla”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs phrase), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cagar is recorded at frequency rank #6,631, classified as averb, pronounced [kaˈɣ̞aɾ]. cagarla is at rank #28,660, tagged as aphrase, pronounced [kaˈɣ̞aɾla].
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 35291, this pair ranks #186,872 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cagar vs cagarla
Shared letters: acgr. Private to "cagar": -. Private to "cagarla": l.
"cagar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cagarla" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cagar" and "cagarla" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cagar" or "cagarla" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cagar" and "cagarla" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cagarla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,872 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagar" and "cagarla" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagarla vs casará". 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 #186,872 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.