Which to use
“cagar” and “cagarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,631
- “cagar” frequency rank
- #36,444
- “cagarse” frequency rank
- 43075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagar | cagarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Expulsar del cuerpo las heces de la digestión. | Hacerse caca encima, sin haber ido al váter. |
Where the eye mixes cagar and cagarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cagar vs cagarse
A purely visual mix-up. cagar ([kaˈɣ̞aɾ]) and cagarse ([kaˈɣ̞aɾse]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “cagar” sits inside “cagarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43075, 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]. cagarse is at rank #36,444, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaˈɣ̞aɾse].
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 43075, this pair ranks #144,666 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cagar vs cagarse
Shared letters: acgr. Private to "cagar": -. Private to "cagarse": es.
"cagar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cagarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cagar" and "cagarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cagar" or "cagarse"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cagar" and "cagarse" 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 "cagarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,666 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagar" and "cagarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagarse vs citarse". 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 #144,666 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.