Which to use
“cansadas” and “causados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,448
- “cansadas” frequency rank
- #12,106
- “causados” frequency rank
- 48554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cansadas | causados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de cansado. | Forma del plural de causado, participio de causar. |
Where the eye mixes cansadas and causados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cansadas (CVCCVCVC) and causados (CVVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cansadas and causados
A purely visual mix-up. cansadas ([kãnˈsað̞as]) and causados ([kawˈsað̞os]) 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 48554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cansadas is recorded at frequency rank #36,448, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kãnˈsað̞as]. causados is at rank #12,106, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kawˈsað̞os].
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 48554, this pair ranks #113,837 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cansadas vs causados
Shared letters: acds. Private to "cansadas": n. Private to "causados": ou.
"cansadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "causados" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cansadas" and "causados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cansadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,837 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cansadas" and "causados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cañadas vs cansadas". 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 #113,837 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.