Which to use
“casen” and “causan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,692
- “casen” frequency rank
- #8,924
- “causan” frequency rank
- 40616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casen | causan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de casar o de casarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de causar. |
Where the eye mixes casen and causan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. casen runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against causan's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: casen vs causan
A purely visual mix-up. casen ([ˈkasẽn]) and causan ([ˈkawsãn]) 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 40616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casen is recorded at frequency rank #31,692, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkasẽn]. causan is at rank #8,924, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkawsãn].
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 40616, this pair ranks #158,112 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of casen vs causan
Shared letters: acns. Private to "casen": e. Private to "causan": u.
"casen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "causan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "casen" for "causan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "casen" vs "causan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "casen" and "causan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "casen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,112 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casen" and "causan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calmen vs casen". 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 #158,112 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.