Which to use
“causado” and “causaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,290
- “causado” frequency rank
- #15,039
- “causaron” frequency rank
- 20329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causado | causaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de causar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de causar. |
Where the eye mixes causado and causaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses causado with causaron
A purely visual mix-up. causado ([kawˈsað̞o]) and causaron ([kawˈsaɾõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
causado is recorded at frequency rank #5,290, classified as averb, pronounced [kawˈsað̞o]. causaron is at rank #15,039, tagged as averb, pronounced [kawˈsaɾõn].
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 20329, this pair ranks #259,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of causado vs causaron
Shared letters: acosu. Private to "causado": d. Private to "causaron": nr.
"causado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "causaron" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "causado" for "causaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "causado" vs "causaron" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "causado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causado" and "causaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "captaron vs causaron". 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 #259,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.