Which to use
“cagas” is a verb and “casos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,591
- “cagas” frequency rank
- #466
- “casos” frequency rank
- 21057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagas | casos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de cagar o de cagarse. | Forma del plural de caso. |
Where the eye mixes cagas and casos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cagas and casos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cagas is [ˈkaɣ̞as] while casos is [ˈkasos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cagas is recorded at frequency rank #20,591, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkaɣ̞as]. casos is at rank #466, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkasos].
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 21057, this pair ranks #256,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cagas vs casos
Shared letters: acs. Private to "cagas": g. Private to "casos": o.
"cagas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "casos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cagas" and "casos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cagas" or "casos" show up more?
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 "cagas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagas" and "casos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cachas vs cagas". 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 #256,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.