Which to use
“captado” and “causado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,335
- “captado” frequency rank
- #5,290
- “causado” frequency rank
- 28625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | captado | causado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de captar. | Participio de causar. |
Where the eye mixes captado and causado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: captado vs causado
A purely visual mix-up. captado ([kapˈt̪að̞o]) and causado ([kawˈsað̞o]) 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 28625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
captado is recorded at frequency rank #23,335, classified as averb, pronounced [kapˈt̪að̞o]. causado is at rank #5,290, tagged as averb, pronounced [kawˈsað̞o].
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 28625, this pair ranks #221,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of captado vs causado
Shared letters: acdo. Private to "captado": pt. Private to "causado": su.
"captado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "causado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "captado" for "causado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "captado" or "causado"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "captado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "captado" and "causado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "captado vs castrado". 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 #221,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.