caiganvscaigasConfusable pair

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

#14,780
“caigan” frequency rank
#25,168
“caigas” frequency rank
39948
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caigan caigas
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de caer o de caerse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de caer o de caerse.

Where the eye mixes caigan and caigas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
caigan
6 ch
caigas

Look-alike desk: caigan vs caigas

A purely visual mix-up. caigan ([ˈkajɣ̞ãn]) and caigas ([ˈkajɣ̞as]) 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 “caigan” becomes s in “caigas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caigan is recorded at frequency rank #14,780, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkajɣ̞ãn]. caigas is at rank #25,168, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkajɣ̞as].

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 39948, this pair ranks #161,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of caigan vs caigas

Shared letters: acgi. Private to "caigan": n. Private to "caigas": s.

"caigan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "caigas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • caiganacigan · cagian · caiagn · caigann · caiggan · caigna · ccaigan · ciagan
  • caigasacigas · cagias · caiags · caigass · caiggas · caigsa · ccaigas · ciagas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "caigan" and "caigas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkajɣ̞ãn] versus [ˈkajɣ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "caigan" vs "caigas" - which ranks higher?
"caigan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,780 in our Spanish list, against #25,168 for "caigas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "caigan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "caigas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #161,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caigan" and "caigas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cachas vs caigas". 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 #161,775 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