Which to use
“causados” is a participle and “causando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,106
- “causados” frequency rank
- #7,961
- “causando” frequency rank
- 20067
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causados | causando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de causado, participio de causar. | Gerundio de causar. |
Where the eye mixes causados and causando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between causados and causando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: causados is [kawˈsað̞os] while causando is [kawˈsãn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
causados is recorded at frequency rank #12,106, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kawˈsað̞os]. causando is at rank #7,961, tagged as averb, pronounced [kawˈsãn̪d̪o].
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 20067, this pair ranks #260,945 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of causados vs causando
Shared letters: acdosu. Private to "causados": -. Private to "causando": n.
"causados" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "causando" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "causados" for "causando" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "causados" or "causando" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "causados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,945 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causados" and "causando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "causados vs curados". 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 #260,945 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.