Which to use
“casar” and “cazan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,771
- “casar” frequency rank
- #36,453
- “cazan” frequency rank
- 45224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casar | cazan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Anular. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cazar. |
Where the eye mixes casar and cazan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. casar and cazan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses casar with cazan
A purely visual mix-up. casar ([kaˈsaɾ]) and cazan ([ˈkasãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45224, 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]. cazan is at rank #36,453, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkasãn].
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 45224, this pair ranks #132,660 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of casar vs cazan
Shared letters: ac. Private to "casar": rs. Private to "cazan": nz.
"casar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cazan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "casar" and "cazan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "casar" or "cazan" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "casar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cazan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,660 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casar" and "cazan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cazan vs copan". 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 #132,660 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.