Which to use
“caimán” is a noun and “claman” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,966
- “caimán” frequency rank
- #38,576
- “claman” frequency rank
- 61542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caimán | claman |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Caiman) Género de crocodilios de la familia de los aligatóridos, conocidos vulgarmente como yacarés o caimanes. Se distribuyen en las regiones subtropicales y tropicales de América, desde México hasta el sur de Sudamérica. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de clamar. |
Where the eye mixes caimán and claman
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. caimán (CVVCVC) and claman (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: caimán vs claman
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caimán is [kajˈmãn] while claman is [ˈklamãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caimán is recorded at frequency rank #22,966, classified as anoun, pronounced [kajˈmãn]. claman is at rank #38,576, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈklamãn].
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 61542, this pair ranks #55,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caimán vs claman
Shared letters: acmn. Private to "caimán": iá. Private to "claman": l.
"caimán" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "claman" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- claman ← calman · cclaman · claamn · clamann · clamman · clamna · cllaman · clmaan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caimán" and "claman" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "caimán" or "claman"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "caimán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "claman" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caimán" and "claman" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "claman vs clamando". 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 #55,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.