Which to use
“cagues” is a verb and “caries” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,437
- “cagues” frequency rank
- #30,799
- “caries” frequency rank
- 74236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagues | caries |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de cagar o de cagarse. | Destrucción progresiva del diente por la acción de bacterias presentes en la placa dental. |
Where the eye mixes cagues and caries
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cagues and caries 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 cagues with caries
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cagues is [ˈkaɣ̞es] while caries is [ˈkaɾjes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74236, 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]. caries is at rank #30,799, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaɾjes].
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 74236, this pair ranks #21,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cagues vs caries
Shared letters: aces. Private to "cagues": gu. Private to "caries": ir.
"cagues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "caries" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cagues" for "caries" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cagues" vs "caries" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caries" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagues" and "caries" 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 #21,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.