Which to use
“causadas” is a participle and “causado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,800
- “causadas” frequency rank
- #5,290
- “causado” frequency rank
- 21090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causadas | causado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de causado, participio de causar. | Participio de causar. |
Where the eye mixes causadas and causado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: causadas vs causado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: causadas is [kawˈsað̞as] while causado is [kawˈsað̞o]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
causadas is recorded at frequency rank #15,800, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kawˈsað̞as]. 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 21090, this pair ranks #256,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of causadas vs causado
Shared letters: acdsu. Private to "causadas": -. Private to "causado": o.
"causadas" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "causado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "causadas" for "causado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "causadas" or "causado"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "causadas" and "causado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "causadas" 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 #256,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causadas" and "causado" 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 #256,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.