Which to use
“castigan” and “castigue” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,800
- “castigan” frequency rank
- #32,125
- “castigue” frequency rank
- 62925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | castigan | castigue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de castigar o de castigarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de castigar o de castigarse. |
Where the eye mixes castigan and castigue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: castigan vs castigue
A purely visual mix-up. castigan ([kasˈt̪iɣ̞ãn]) and castigue ([kasˈt̪iɣ̞e]) 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 62925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
castigan is recorded at frequency rank #30,800, classified as averb, pronounced [kasˈt̪iɣ̞ãn]. castigue is at rank #32,125, tagged as averb, pronounced [kasˈt̪iɣ̞e].
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 62925, this pair ranks #50,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of castigan vs castigue
Shared letters: acgist. Private to "castigan": n. Private to "castigue": eu.
"castigan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "castigue" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "castigan" and "castigue" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "castigan" vs "castigue" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "castigan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "castigue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "castigan" and "castigue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "castigan vs castigará". 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 #50,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.