Which to use
“cauces” is a noun and “crucé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,751
- “cauces” frequency rank
- #25,584
- “crucé” frequency rank
- 52335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cauces | crucé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cauce. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cruzar. |
Where the eye mixes cauces and crucé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cauces runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against crucé's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cauces vs crucé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cauces is [ˈkawses] while crucé is [kɾuˈse]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cauces is recorded at frequency rank #26,751, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkawses]. crucé is at rank #25,584, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɾuˈse].
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 52335, this pair ranks #93,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cauces vs crucé
Shared letters: cu. Private to "cauces": aes. Private to "crucé": ré.
"cauces" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "crucé" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cauces ← acuces · cacues · caucces · caucess · caucse · cauecs · causes · ccauces
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cauces" and "crucé" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cauces" or "crucé" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cauces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crucé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cauces" and "crucé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crucé vs cuc". 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 #93,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.