Which to use
“caguen” and “cagues” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,979
- “caguen” frequency rank
- #43,437
- “cagues” frequency rank
- 77416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caguen | cagues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de cagar o de cagarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de cagar o de cagarse. |
Where the eye mixes caguen and cagues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. caguen and cagues follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses caguen with cagues
A purely visual mix-up. caguen ([ˈkaɣ̞ẽn]) and cagues ([ˈkaɣ̞es]) 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 a single letter - n in “caguen” becomes s in “cagues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caguen is recorded at frequency rank #33,979, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkaɣ̞ẽn]. cagues is at rank #43,437, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkaɣ̞es].
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 77416, this pair ranks #16,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caguen vs cagues
Shared letters: acegu. Private to "caguen": n. Private to "cagues": s.
"caguen" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "cagues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caguen" and "cagues" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "caguen" or "cagues"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "caguen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cagues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caguen" and "cagues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagones vs cagues". 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 #16,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.