Which to use
“cagones” is an adjective and “clones” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,618
- “cagones” frequency rank
- #19,347
- “clones” frequency rank
- 66965
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagones | clones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cagón. | Forma del plural de clon. |
Where the eye mixes cagones and clones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cagones runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against clones's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cagones and clones
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cagones is [kaˈɣ̞ones] while clones is [ˈklones]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cagones is recorded at frequency rank #47,618, classified as anadj, pronounced [kaˈɣ̞ones]. clones is at rank #19,347, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklones].
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 66965, this pair ranks #38,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cagones vs clones
Shared letters: cenos. Private to "cagones": ag. Private to "clones": l.
"cagones" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "clones" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cagones" and "clones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagones" and "clones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagones vs calores". 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 #38,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.