Which to use
“cansado” is an adjective and “cansaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,987
- “cansado” frequency rank
- #41,234
- “cansaron” frequency rank
- 45221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cansado | cansaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Débil físicamente, por exceso de ejercicio o por enfermedad. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cansar o de cansarse. |
Where the eye mixes cansado and cansaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cansado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against cansaron's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cansado with cansaron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cansado is [kãnˈsað̞o] while cansaron is [kãnˈsaɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cansado is recorded at frequency rank #3,987, classified as anadj, pronounced [kãnˈsað̞o]. cansaron is at rank #41,234, tagged as averb, pronounced [kãnˈsaɾõn].
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 45221, this pair ranks #132,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cansado vs cansaron
Shared letters: acnos. Private to "cansado": d. Private to "cansaron": r.
"cansado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cansaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cansado" for "cansaron" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cansado" or "cansaron" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cansado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cansaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cansado" and "cansaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cansaron vs cántaros". 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 #132,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.