Which to use
“causadas” and “causados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,800
- “causadas” frequency rank
- #12,106
- “causados” frequency rank
- 27906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causadas | causados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de causado, participio de causar. | Forma del plural de causado, participio de causar. |
Where the eye mixes causadas and causados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between causadas and causados
A purely visual mix-up. causadas ([kawˈsað̞as]) and causados ([kawˈsað̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “causadas” becomes o in “causados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27906, 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]. causados is at rank #12,106, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kawˈsað̞os].
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 27906, this pair ranks #224,588 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of causadas vs causados
Shared letters: acdsu. Private to "causadas": -. Private to "causados": o.
"causadas" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "causados" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "causadas" for "causados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "causadas" vs "causados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "causadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,588 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causadas" and "causados" 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 #224,588 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.