Which to use
“casal” is a noun and “cásate” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,966
- “casal” frequency rank
- #34,535
- “cásate” frequency rank
- 64501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casal | cásate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Solar o casa solariega. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de casarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes casal and cásate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. casal runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against cásate's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: casal vs cásate
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: casal is [kaˈsal] while cásate is [ˈkasat̪e]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casal is recorded at frequency rank #29,966, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈsal]. 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 64501, this pair ranks #45,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of casal vs cásate
Shared letters: acs. Private to "casal": l. Private to "cásate": etá.
"casal" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cásate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- casal ← acsal · caasl · casall · casla · cassal · ccasal · csaal
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "casal" and "cásate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "casal" or "cásate"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "casal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cásate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casal" and "cásate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casará vs cásate". 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 #45,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.