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Which to use

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

#45,177
“calladas” frequency rank
#15,800
“causadas” frequency rank
60977
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature calladas causadas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de callado, participio de callar o de callarse. Forma del femenino plural de causado, participio de causar.

Where the eye mixes calladas and causadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
calladas
8 ch
causadas

Visual trap between calladas and causadas

A purely visual mix-up. calladas ([kaˈʝað̞as]) and causadas ([kawˈsað̞as]) 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 60977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

calladas is recorded at frequency rank #45,177, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kaˈʝað̞as]. causadas is at rank #15,800, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kawˈsað̞as].

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 60977, this pair ranks #57,054 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of calladas vs causadas

Shared letters: acds. Private to "calladas": l. Private to "causadas": u.

"calladas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "causadas" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • calladasaclladas · caladas · calaldas · callaads · calladass · calladdas · calladsa · calldaas
  • causadascasuadas · cauasdas · causaads · causadass · causaddas · causadsa · causdaas · caussadas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "calladas" and "causadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈʝað̞as] versus [kawˈsað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "calladas" vs "causadas" - which ranks higher?
"causadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,800 in our Spanish list, against #45,177 for "calladas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "calladas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "causadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #57,054 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "calladas" and "causadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calladas vs cañadas". 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 #57,054 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