Which to use
“captan” and “cazan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,093
- “captan” frequency rank
- #36,453
- “cazan” frequency rank
- 65546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | captan | cazan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de captar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cazar. |
Where the eye mixes captan and cazan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. captan runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against cazan's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: captan vs cazan
A purely visual mix-up. captan ([ˈkapt̪ãn]) and cazan ([ˈkasãn]) 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 65546, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
captan is recorded at frequency rank #29,093, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkapt̪ãn]. cazan is at rank #36,453, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkasãn].
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 65546, this pair ranks #42,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of captan vs cazan
Shared letters: acn. Private to "captan": pt. Private to "cazan": z.
"captan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cazan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "captan" for "cazan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "captan" vs "cazan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "captan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cazan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "captan" and "cazan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cazan vs copan". 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 #42,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.