Which to use
“causan” and “causar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,924
- “causan” frequency rank
- #4,308
- “causar” frequency rank
- 13232
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causan | causar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de causar. | Que produce la causa su efecto. |
Where the eye mixes causan and causar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between causan and causar
A purely visual mix-up. causan ([ˈkawsãn]) and causar ([kawˈsaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “causan” becomes r in “causar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
causan is recorded at frequency rank #8,924, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkawsãn]. causar is at rank #4,308, tagged as averb, pronounced [kawˈsaɾ].
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 13232, this pair ranks #288,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of causan vs causar
Shared letters: acsu. Private to "causan": n. Private to "causar": r.
"causan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "causar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "causan" and "causar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "causan" vs "causar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "causan" and "causar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "causan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causan" and "causar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casará vs causar". 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 #288,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.