casadavscásateWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: casada is a noun, cásate is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“casada” is a noun and “cásate” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,271
“casada” frequency rank
#34,535
“cásate” frequency rank
40806
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature casada cásate
Definition Casa solar de donde toma origen algún linaje. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de casarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set casada and cásate apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
casada
6 ch
cásate

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: casada is [kaˈsað̞a] while cásate is [ˈkasat̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

casada is recorded at frequency rank #6,271, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈsað̞a]. cásate is at rank #34,535, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkasat̪e].

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 40806, this pair ranks #157,114 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of casada vs cásate

Shared letters: acs. Private to "casada": d. Private to "cásate": etá.

"casada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "cásate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • casadaacsada · caasda · casaad · casadda · casdaa · cassada · ccasada · csaada

Frequency comparison

casada#6,271
cásate#34,535

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "casada" and "cásate" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "casada" is a noun and "cásate" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "casada" or "cásate"?
"casada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,271 in our Spanish list, against #34,535 for "cásate". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering casada vs cásate

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “casada”; for a verb, it's “cásate”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “casada” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list