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

#36,444
“cagarse” frequency rank
#20,591
“cagas” frequency rank
57035
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cagarse cagas
Definition Hacerse caca encima, sin haber ido al váter. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de cagar o de cagarse.

Where the eye mixes cagarse and cagas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cagarse runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against cagas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
cagarse
5 ch
cagas

Why the eye confuses cagarse with cagas

A purely visual mix-up. cagarse ([kaˈɣ̞aɾse]) and cagas ([ˈkaɣ̞as]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cagarse is recorded at frequency rank #36,444, classified as averb, pronounced [kaˈɣ̞aɾse]. cagas is at rank #20,591, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkaɣ̞as].

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 57035, this pair ranks #72,135 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cagarse vs cagas

Shared letters: acgs. Private to "cagarse": er. Private to "cagas": -.

"cagarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "cagas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cagarse ← acgarse · caagrse · cagarce · cagares · cagarrse · cagarsse · cagasre · caggarse
  • cagas ← acgas · caags · cagass · caggas · cagsa · ccagas · cgaas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cagarse" and "cagas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈɣ̞aɾse] versus [ˈkaɣ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cagarse" or "cagas"?
"cagas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,591 in our Spanish list, against #36,444 for "cagarse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "cagarse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cagas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #72,135 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cagarse" and "cagas" 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 #72,135 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