caguesvscarguenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#43,437
“cagues” frequency rank
#38,000
“carguen” frequency rank
81437
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cagues carguen
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de cagar o de cagarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de cargar.

Where the eye mixes cagues and carguen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cagues runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against carguen's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
cagues
7 ch
carguen

Visual trap between cagues and carguen

A purely visual mix-up. cagues ([ˈkaɣ̞es]) and carguen ([ˈkaɾɣ̞ẽn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81437, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cagues is recorded at frequency rank #43,437, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkaɣ̞es]. carguen is at rank #38,000, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkaɾɣ̞ẽn].

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 81437, this pair ranks #10,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cagues vs carguen

Shared letters: acegu. Private to "cagues": s. Private to "carguen": nr.

"cagues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "carguen" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cagues ← acgues · cageus · caggues · caguess · caguse · cauges · ccagues · cgaues
  • carguen ← acrguen · cagruen · cargeun · cargguen · carguenn · cargune · carrguen · carugen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cagues" and "carguen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkaɣ̞es] versus [ˈkaɾɣ̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cagues" vs "carguen" - which ranks higher?
"carguen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,000 in our Spanish list, against #43,437 for "cagues". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "cagues" and "carguen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cagues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "carguen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #10,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cagues" and "carguen" 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 #10,411 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