causadasvscausasWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: causadas is a participle, causas is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“causadas” is a participle and “causas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,800
“causadas” frequency rank
#2,284
“causas” frequency rank
18084
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes causadas and causas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
causadas
6 ch
causas

Why the eye confuses causadas with causas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: causadas is [kawˈsað̞as] while causas is [ˈkawsas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18084, 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]. causas is at rank #2,284, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkawsas].

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 18084, this pair ranks #269,394 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of causadas vs causas

Shared letters: acsu. Private to "causadas": d. Private to "causas": -.

"causadas" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "causas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • causadascasuadas · cauasdas · causaads · causadass · causaddas · causadsa · causdaas · caussadas
  • causasacusas · casuas · cauass · causass · caussas · ccausas · cuasas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "causadas" and "causas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "causadas" is a participle and "causas" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "causadas" vs "causas" - which ranks higher?
"causas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,284 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.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "causadas" and "causas" 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 "causas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #269,394 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "causadas" and "causas" 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 #269,394 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