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

#30,795
“calmate” frequency rank
#34,535
“cásate” frequency rank
65330
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature calmate cásate
Definition Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de calmarse (con el pronombre enclítico). Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de casarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes calmate and cásate

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. calmate runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against cásate's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
calmate
6 ch
cásate

Look-alike desk: calmate vs cásate

A purely visual mix-up. calmate ([kalˈmat̪e]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65330, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

calmate is recorded at frequency rank #30,795, classified as averb, pronounced [kalˈmat̪e]. 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 65330, this pair ranks #42,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of calmate vs cásate

Shared letters: acet. Private to "calmate": lm. Private to "cásate": sá.

"calmate" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "cásate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • calmate ← aclmate · calamte · callmate · calmaet · calmatte · calmmate · calmtae · camlate

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "calmate" and "cásate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kalˈmat̪e] versus [ˈkasat̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "calmate" or "cásate" show up more?
"calmate" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,795 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 "calmate" and "cásate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "calmate" 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 #42,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "calmate" and "cásate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casará vs cásate". 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 #42,973 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