Which to use
“calmado” and “causado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,888
- “calmado” frequency rank
- #5,290
- “causado” frequency rank
- 23178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calmado | causado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de calmar o de calmarse. | Participio de causar. |
Where the eye mixes calmado and causado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between calmado and causado
A purely visual mix-up. calmado ([kalˈmað̞o]) and causado ([kawˈsað̞o]) 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 23178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calmado is recorded at frequency rank #17,888, classified as averb, pronounced [kalˈmað̞o]. causado is at rank #5,290, tagged as averb, pronounced [kawˈsað̞o].
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 23178, this pair ranks #247,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of calmado vs causado
Shared letters: acdo. Private to "calmado": lm. Private to "causado": su.
"calmado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "causado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "calmado" and "causado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "calmado" or "causado" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "calmado" and "causado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "calmado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calmado" and "causado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calada vs calmado". 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 #247,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.