Which to use
“cantado” and “cazado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,033
- “cantado” frequency rank
- #38,561
- “cazado” frequency rank
- 53594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cantado | cazado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dicho del sufragio: que no es secreto. | Que ha sido preso o aprehendido a la caza. |
Where the eye mixes cantado and cazado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cantado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against cazado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cantado vs cazado
A purely visual mix-up. cantado ([kãn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and cazado ([kaˈsað̞o]) 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 53594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cantado is recorded at frequency rank #15,033, classified as anadj, pronounced [kãn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. cazado is at rank #38,561, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kaˈsað̞o].
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 53594, this pair ranks #87,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cantado vs cazado
Shared letters: acdo. Private to "cantado": nt. Private to "cazado": z.
"cantado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cazado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cantado" for "cazado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cantado" or "cazado"?
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 "cantado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cazado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cantado" and "cazado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cazado vs cenado". 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 #87,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.