Which to use
“casado” is an adjective and “cavando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,385
- “casado” frequency rank
- #39,629
- “cavando” frequency rank
- 43014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casado | cavando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dice de la persona que ha contraído matrimonio. | Gerundio de cavar. |
Where the eye mixes casado and cavando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. casado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against cavando's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses casado with cavando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: casado is [kaˈsað̞o] while cavando is [kaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43014, 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]. cavando is at rank #39,629, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o].
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 43014, this pair ranks #145,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of casado vs cavando
Shared letters: acdo. Private to "casado": s. Private to "cavando": nv.
"casado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cavando" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "casado" for "cavando" ever safe?
Which is more common, "casado" or "cavando"?
After this comparison
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 "cavando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casado" and "cavando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "callando vs cavando". 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 #145,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.