Which to use
“casar” and “cavar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,771
- “casar” frequency rank
- #28,673
- “cavar” frequency rank
- 37444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casar | cavar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Anular. | Retirar la tierra para hacer un hoyo o una excavación. |
Where the eye mixes casar and cavar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. casar and cavar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: casar vs cavar
A purely visual mix-up. casar ([kaˈsaɾ]) and cavar ([kaˈβ̞aɾ]) 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 a single letter - s in “casar” becomes v in “cavar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casar is recorded at frequency rank #8,771, classified as averb, pronounced [kaˈsaɾ]. cavar is at rank #28,673, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaˈβ̞aɾ].
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 37444, this pair ranks #175,268 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of casar vs cavar
Shared letters: acr. Private to "casar": s. Private to "cavar": v.
"casar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cavar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "casar" for "cavar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "casar" or "cavar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "casar" and "cavar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "casar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cavar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,268 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casar" and "cavar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cavar vs Cova". 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 #175,268 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.