Which to use
“causa” is a noun and “causada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #653
- “causa” frequency rank
- #10,995
- “causada” frequency rank
- 11648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causa | causada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Origen de un evento o acción | Forma del femenino de causado, participio de causar. |
Where the eye mixes causa and causada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses causa with causada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: causa is [ˈkawsa] while causada is [kawˈsað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “causa” sits inside “causada”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
causa is recorded at frequency rank #653, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkawsa]. causada is at rank #10,995, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kawˈsað̞a].
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 11648, this pair ranks #294,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of causa vs causada
Shared letters: acsu. Private to "causa": -. Private to "causada": d.
"causa" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "causada" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "causa" and "causada" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "causa" or "causada"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "causa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causa" and "causada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carnada vs causada". 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 #294,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.