caístevscásateConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#32,127
“caíste” frequency rank
#34,535
“cásate” frequency rank
66662
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caíste cásate
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de caer o de caerse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de casarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes caíste and cásate

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

6 ch
caíste
6 ch
cásate

Visual trap between caíste and cásate

A purely visual mix-up. caíste ([kaˈist̪e]) and cásate ([ˈkasat̪e]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caíste is recorded at frequency rank #32,127, classified as averb, pronounced [kaˈist̪e]. cásate is at rank #34,535, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkasat̪e].

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 66662, this pair ranks #39,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of caíste vs cásate

Shared letters: acest. Private to "caíste": í. Private to "cásate": á.

"caíste" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV  ·  "cásate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "caíste" for "cásate" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈist̪e] versus [ˈkasat̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "caíste" vs "cásate" - which ranks higher?
"caíste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,127 in our Spanish list, against #34,535 for "cásate". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "caíste" and "cásate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "caíste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cásate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #39,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caíste" and "cásate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casará vs cásate". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #39,237 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