casarávscatarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“casará” and “catar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,879
“casará” frequency rank
#33,482
“catar” frequency rank
82361
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature casará catar
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de casar o de casarse. Probar algo con el sentido del gusto, especialmente los alimentos.

Where the eye mixes casará and catar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
casará
5 ch
catar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. casará ([kasaˈɾa]) and catar ([kaˈt̪aɾ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

casará is recorded at frequency rank #48,879, classified as averb, pronounced [kasaˈɾa]. catar is at rank #33,482, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaˈt̪aɾ].

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 82361, this pair ranks #9,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of casará vs catar

Shared letters: acr. Private to "casará": . Private to "catar": t.

"casará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "catar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cataractar · caatr · catarr · cattar · ccatar · ctaar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "casará" and "catar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kasaˈɾa] versus [kaˈt̪aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "casará" or "catar"?
"catar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,482 in our Spanish list, against #48,879 for "casará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list