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“cagaron” and “cayeron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,410
“cagaron” frequency rank
#7,116
“cayeron” frequency rank
31526
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cagaron cayeron
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 caer o de caerse.

Where the eye mixes cagaron and cayeron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cagaron (CVCVCVC) and cayeron (CVVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
cagaron
7 ch
cayeron

Look-alike desk: cagaron vs cayeron

A purely visual mix-up. cagaron ([kaˈɣ̞aɾõn]) and cayeron ([kaˈʝeɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31526, 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]. cayeron is at rank #7,116, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaˈʝeɾõn].

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 31526, this pair ranks #206,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cagaron vs cayeron

Shared letters: acnor. Private to "cagaron": g. Private to "cayeron": ey.

"cagaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "cayeron" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cagaronacgaron · caagron · cagaorn · cagarno · cagaronn · cagarron · caggaron · cagraon
  • cayeronacyeron · caeyron · cayeorn · cayerno · cayeronn · cayerron · cayreon · cayyeron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cagaron" for "cayeron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈɣ̞aɾõn] versus [kaˈʝeɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cagaron" or "cayeron"?
"cayeron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,116 in our Spanish list, against #24,410 for "cagaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cagaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cayeron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #206,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cagaron" and "cayeron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagaron vs camarín". 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 #206,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list