Which to use
“caigan” and “castigan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,780
- “caigan” frequency rank
- #30,800
- “castigan” frequency rank
- 45580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caigan | castigan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 castigar o de castigarse. |
Where the eye mixes caigan and castigan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between caigan and castigan
A purely visual mix-up. caigan ([ˈkajɣ̞ãn]) and castigan ([kasˈt̪iɣ̞ãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45580, 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]. castigan is at rank #30,800, tagged as averb, pronounced [kasˈt̪iɣ̞ãn].
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 45580, this pair ranks #130,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caigan vs castigan
Shared letters: acgin. Private to "caigan": -. Private to "castigan": st.
"caigan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "castigan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caigan" and "castigan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "caigan" or "castigan" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "castigan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caigan" and "castigan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "castigan vs castigará". 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 #130,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.