Which to use
“cansada” and “causada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,697
- “cansada” frequency rank
- #10,995
- “causada” frequency rank
- 16692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cansada | causada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de cansado. | Forma del femenino de causado, participio de causar. |
Where the eye mixes cansada and causada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cansada and causada
A purely visual mix-up. cansada ([kãnˈsað̞a]) and causada ([kawˈsað̞a]) 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 a single letter - n in “cansada” becomes u in “causada”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cansada is recorded at frequency rank #5,697, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kãnˈsað̞a]. causada is at rank #10,995, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kawˈsað̞a].
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 16692, this pair ranks #275,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cansada vs causada
Shared letters: acds. Private to "cansada": n. Private to "causada": u.
"cansada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "causada" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cansada" and "causada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cansada" or "causada"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cansada" and "causada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cansada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cansada" and "causada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carnada vs causada". 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 #275,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.