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

#14,780
“caigan” frequency rank
#14,089
“caigo” frequency rank
28869
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caigan caigo
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de caer o de caerse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de caer o de caerse.

Where the eye mixes caigan and caigo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
caigan
5 ch
caigo

Visual trap between caigan and caigo

A purely visual mix-up. caigan ([ˈkajɣ̞ãn]) and caigo ([ˈkajɣ̞o]) 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 28869, 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]. caigo is at rank #14,089, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkajɣ̞o].

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 28869, this pair ranks #219,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of caigan vs caigo

Shared letters: acgi. Private to "caigan": n. Private to "caigo": o.

"caigan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "caigo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • caiganacigan · cagian · caiagn · caigann · caiggan · caigna · ccaigan · ciagan
  • caigoacigo · cagio · caiggo · caiog · ccaigo · ciago

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "caigan" and "caigo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkajɣ̞ãn] versus [ˈkajɣ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "caigan" vs "caigo" - which ranks higher?
"caigo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,089 in our Spanish list, against #14,780 for "caigan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "caigan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "caigo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #219,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caigan" and "caigo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caigo vs calco". 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 #219,814 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