Which to use
“caigan” and “cargan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,780
- “caigan” frequency rank
- #17,893
- “cargan” frequency rank
- 32673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caigan | cargan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 cargar. |
Where the eye mixes caigan and cargan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between caigan and cargan
A purely visual mix-up. caigan ([ˈkajɣ̞ãn]) and cargan ([ˈkaɾɣ̞ãn]) 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 - i in “caigan” becomes r in “cargan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32673, 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]. cargan is at rank #17,893, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkaɾɣ̞ãn].
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 32673, this pair ranks #200,789 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caigan vs cargan
Shared letters: acgn. Private to "caigan": i. Private to "cargan": r.
"caigan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "cargan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caigan" for "cargan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "caigan" vs "cargan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "caigan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cargan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,789 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caigan" and "cargan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caerían vs cargan". 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 #200,789 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.