causadosvscausaronWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: causados is a participle, causaron is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“causados” is a participle and “causaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,106
“causados” frequency rank
#15,039
“causaron” frequency rank
27145
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature causados causaron
Definition Forma del plural de causado, 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 causados and causaron

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

8 ch
causados
8 ch
causaron

Look-alike desk: causados vs causaron

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: causados is [kawˈsað̞os] while causaron is [kawˈsaɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 27145, 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]. 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 27145, this pair ranks #228,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of causados vs causaron

Shared letters: acosu. Private to "causados": d. Private to "causaron": nr.

"causados" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "causaron" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • causadoscasuados · cauasdos · causaddos · causadoss · causadso · causaods · causdaos · caussados
  • causaroncasuaron · cauasron · causaorn · causarno · causaronn · causarron · causraon · caussaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "causados" and "causaron" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "causados" is a participle and "causaron" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "causados" or "causaron"?
"causados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,106 in our Spanish list, against #15,039 for "causaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "causados" 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 #228,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "causados" 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 #228,249 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