cagovscedoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#7,109
“cago” frequency rank
#47,635
“cedo” frequency rank
54744
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cago cedo
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de cagar o de cagarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de ceder.

Where the eye mixes cago and cedo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
cago
4 ch
cedo

Why the eye confuses cago with cedo

A purely visual mix-up. cago ([ˈkaɣ̞o]) and cedo ([ˈseð̞o]) 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 54744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cago is recorded at frequency rank #7,109, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkaɣ̞o]. cedo is at rank #47,635, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈseð̞o].

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 54744, this pair ranks #81,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cago vs cedo

Shared letters: co. Private to "cago": ag. Private to "cedo": de.

"cago" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "cedo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cagoacgo · caggo · caog · ccago · cgao
  • cedoccedo · cdeo · ceddo · ceod · ecdo · sedo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cago" and "cedo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkaɣ̞o] versus [ˈseð̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cago" vs "cedo" - which ranks higher?
"cago" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,109 in our Spanish list, against #47,635 for "cedo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "cago" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cedo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #81,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cago" and "cedo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceba vs cedo". 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 #81,948 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