Which to use
“cagar” and “causar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,631
- “cagar” frequency rank
- #4,308
- “causar” frequency rank
- 10939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagar | causar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Expulsar del cuerpo las heces de la digestión. | Que produce la causa su efecto. |
Where the eye mixes cagar and causar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cagar vs causar
A purely visual mix-up. cagar ([kaˈɣ̞aɾ]) and causar ([kawˈsaɾ]) 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 10939, 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]. causar is at rank #4,308, tagged as averb, pronounced [kawˈsaɾ].
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 10939, this pair ranks #296,825 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cagar vs causar
Shared letters: acr. Private to "cagar": g. Private to "causar": su.
"cagar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "causar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cagar" and "causar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cagar" or "causar"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cagar" and "causar" 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 "causar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,825 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagar" and "causar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagar 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 #296,825 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.