Which to use
“cagaron” and “captaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,410
- “cagaron” frequency rank
- #46,397
- “captaron” frequency rank
- 70807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagaron | captaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cagar o de cagarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de captar. |
Where the eye mixes cagaron and captaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cagaron vs captaron
A purely visual mix-up. cagaron ([kaˈɣ̞aɾõn]) and captaron ([kapˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 70807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cagaron is recorded at frequency rank #24,410, classified as averb, pronounced [kaˈɣ̞aɾõn]. captaron is at rank #46,397, tagged as averb, pronounced [kapˈt̪aɾõn].
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 70807, this pair ranks #28,884 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cagaron vs captaron
Shared letters: acnor. Private to "cagaron": g. Private to "captaron": pt.
"cagaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "captaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cagaron" for "captaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cagaron" vs "captaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "captaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,884 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagaron" and "captaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "captaron vs copiaron". 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 #28,884 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.