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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cagues" and "carguen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cagues" vs "carguen" - which ranks higher?
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.