Which to use
“cansar” and “casará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,251
- “cansar” frequency rank
- #48,879
- “casará” frequency rank
- 80130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cansar | casará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Producir fatiga o cansancio. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de casar o de casarse. |
Where the eye mixes cansar and casará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cansar (CVCCVC) and casará (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cansar and casará
A purely visual mix-up. cansar ([kãnˈsaɾ]) and casará ([kasaˈɾa]) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cansar is recorded at frequency rank #31,251, classified as averb, pronounced [kãnˈsaɾ]. casará is at rank #48,879, tagged as averb, pronounced [kasaˈɾa].
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 80130, this pair ranks #12,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cansar vs casará
Shared letters: acrs. Private to "cansar": n. Private to "casará": á.
"cansar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "casará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cansar ← acnsar · canasr · cannsar · cansarr · cansra · canssar · casnar · ccansar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cansar" for "casará" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cansar" or "casará" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cansar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cansar" and "casará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagaba vs casará". 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 #12,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.