Which to use
“casado” and “casto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,385
- “casado” frequency rank
- #44,616
- “casto” frequency rank
- 48001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casado | casto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dice de la persona que ha contraído matrimonio. | Persona que se abstiene de todo goce sexual o lo vive de acuerdo a ciertas directrices dictadas por su religión o su moral. |
Where the eye mixes casado and casto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. casado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against casto's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: casado vs casto
A purely visual mix-up. casado ([kaˈsað̞o]) and casto ([ˈkast̪o]) 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 48001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casado is recorded at frequency rank #3,385, classified as anadj, pronounced [kaˈsað̞o]. casto is at rank #44,616, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkast̪o].
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 48001, this pair ranks #116,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of casado vs casto
Shared letters: acos. Private to "casado": d. Private to "casto": t.
"casado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "casto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "casado" and "casto" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "casado" or "casto"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "casado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casado" and "casto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casto vs Chasco". 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 #116,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.