Which to use
“cargan” and “cazan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,893
- “cargan” frequency rank
- #36,453
- “cazan” frequency rank
- 54346
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cargan | cazan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cargar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cazar. |
Where the eye mixes cargan and cazan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cargan 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: cargan vs cazan
A purely visual mix-up. cargan ([ˈkaɾɣ̞ãn]) 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 54346, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cargan is recorded at frequency rank #17,893, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkaɾɣ̞ãn]. 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 54346, this pair ranks #83,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cargan vs cazan
Shared letters: acn. Private to "cargan": gr. Private to "cazan": z.
"cargan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cazan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cargan" and "cazan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cargan" or "cazan" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cargan" and "cazan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cargan" 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 #83,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cargan" 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 #83,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.