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

#29,097
“causaba” frequency rank
#5,290
“causado” frequency rank
34387
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature causaba causado
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de causar. Participio de causar.

Where the eye mixes causaba and causado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
causaba
7 ch
causado

Look-alike desk: causaba vs causado

A purely visual mix-up. causaba ([kawˈsaβ̞a]) and causado ([kawˈsað̞o]) 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 34387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

causaba is recorded at frequency rank #29,097, classified as averb, pronounced [kawˈsaβ̞a]. causado is at rank #5,290, tagged as averb, pronounced [kawˈsað̞o].

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 34387, this pair ranks #191,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of causaba vs causado

Shared letters: acsu. Private to "causaba": b. Private to "causado": do.

"causaba" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV  ·  "causado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • causabacasuaba · cauasba · causaab · causabba · causava · causbaa · caussaba · ccausaba
  • causadocasuado · cauasdo · causaddo · causaod · causdao · caussado · ccausado · cuasado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "causaba" and "causado" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kawˈsaβ̞a] versus [kawˈsað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "causaba" or "causado" show up more?
"causado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,290 in our Spanish list, against #29,097 for "causaba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "causaba" and "causado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "causaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "causado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #191,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "causaba" and "causado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casará vs causaba". 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 #191,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list