Which to use
“casados” is a participle and “casándose” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,253
- “casados” frequency rank
- #46,985
- “casándose” frequency rank
- 56238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casados | casándose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de casado, participio de casar o de casarse. | Gerundio de casar, con el pronombre «se» enclítico. |
Where the eye mixes casados and casándose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. casados runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against casándose's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses casados with casándose
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: casados is [kaˈsað̞os] while casándose is [kaˈsãn̪d̪ose]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56238, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casados is recorded at frequency rank #9,253, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kaˈsað̞os]. casándose is at rank #46,985, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaˈsãn̪d̪ose].
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 56238, this pair ranks #75,438 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of casados vs casándose
Shared letters: acdos. Private to "casados": -. Private to "casándose": ená.
"casados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "casándose" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- casados ← acsados · caasdos · casaddos · casadoss · casadso · casaods · casdaos · cassados
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "casados" and "casándose" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "casados" or "casándose" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "casados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casándose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,438 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casados" and "casándose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casados vs curados". 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 #75,438 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.