causadovscazadoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: causado is a verb, cazado is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“causado” is a verb and “cazado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,290
“causado” frequency rank
#38,561
“cazado” frequency rank
43851
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature causado cazado
Definition Participio de causar. Que ha sido preso o aprehendido a la caza.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set causado and cazado apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
causado
6 ch
cazado

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: causado is [kawˈsað̞o] while cazado is [kaˈsað̞o]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43851, 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]. cazado is at rank #38,561, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kaˈsað̞o].

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 43851, this pair ranks #140,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of causado vs cazado

Shared letters: acdo. Private to "causado": su. Private to "cazado": z.

"causado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV  ·  "cazado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • causadocasuado · cauasdo · causaddo · causaod · causdao · caussado · ccausado · cuasado
  • cazadoaczado · caazdo · cazaddo · cazaod · cazdao · cazzado · ccazado · czaado

Frequency comparison

causado#5,290
cazado#38,561

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "causado" and "cazado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "causado" is a verb and "cazado" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "causado" or "cazado"?
"causado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,290 in our Spanish list, against #38,561 for "cazado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering causado vs cazado

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “causado”; for an adjective, it's “cazado”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “causado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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