cagarsevscagasteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#36,444
“cagarse” frequency rank
#19,046
“cagaste” frequency rank
55490
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cagarse cagaste
Definition Hacerse caca encima, sin haber ido al váter. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cagar.

Where the eye mixes cagarse and cagaste

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
cagarse
7 ch
cagaste

Look-alike desk: cagarse vs cagaste

A purely visual mix-up. cagarse ([kaˈɣ̞aɾse]) and cagaste ([kaˈɣ̞ast̪e]) 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 55490, 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]. cagaste is at rank #19,046, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaˈɣ̞ast̪e].

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 55490, this pair ranks #78,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cagarse vs cagaste

Shared letters: acegs. Private to "cagarse": r. Private to "cagaste": t.

"cagarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "cagaste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cagarseacgarse · caagrse · cagarce · cagares · cagarrse · cagarsse · cagasre · caggarse
  • cagasteacgaste · caagste · cagaset · cagasste · cagastte · cagatse · caggaste · cagsate

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cagarse" and "cagaste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈɣ̞aɾse] versus [kaˈɣ̞ast̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cagarse" or "cagaste"?
"cagaste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,046 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.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cagarse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cagaste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #78,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cagarse" and "cagaste" 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 #78,629 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