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“caigan” and “captan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,780
- “caigan” frequency rank
- #29,093
- “captan” frequency rank
- 43873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caigan | captan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de caer o de caerse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de captar. |
Where the eye mixes caigan and captan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: caigan vs captan
A purely visual mix-up. caigan ([ˈkajɣ̞ãn]) and captan ([ˈkapt̪ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43873, 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]. captan is at rank #29,093, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkapt̪ãn].
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 43873, this pair ranks #140,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caigan vs captan
Shared letters: acn. Private to "caigan": gi. Private to "captan": pt.
"caigan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "captan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caigan" and "captan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "caigan" or "captan" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "caigan" and "captan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caigan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "captan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caigan" and "captan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "captan vs captaron". 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 #140,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.