causadavscausadasWhat's the difference?

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

#10,995
“causada” frequency rank
#15,800
“causadas” frequency rank
26795
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature causada causadas
Definition Forma del femenino de causado, participio de causar. Forma del femenino plural de causado, participio de causar.

Where the eye mixes causada and causadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
causada
8 ch
causadas

Look-alike desk: causada vs causadas

A purely visual mix-up. causada ([kawˈsað̞a]) and causadas ([kawˈsað̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “causada” sits inside “causadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

causada is recorded at frequency rank #10,995, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kawˈsað̞a]. causadas is at rank #15,800, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kawˈsað̞as].

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 26795, this pair ranks #229,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of causada vs causadas

Shared letters: acdsu. Private to "causada": -. Private to "causadas": -.

"causada" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV  ·  "causadas" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • causadacasuada · cauasda · causaad · causadda · causdaa · caussada · ccausada · cuasada
  • causadascasuadas · cauasdas · causaads · causadass · causaddas · causadsa · causdaas · caussadas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "causada" for "causadas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kawˈsað̞a] versus [kawˈsað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "causada" or "causadas"?
"causada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,995 in our Spanish list, against #15,800 for "causadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "causada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "causadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #229,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "causada" and "causadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cañadas vs causadas". 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 #229,915 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