causanvscausaronConfusable pair

Which to use

“causan” and “causaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,924
“causan” frequency rank
#15,039
“causaron” frequency rank
23963
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature causan causaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de causar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de causar.

Where the eye mixes causan and causaron

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

6 ch
causan
8 ch
causaron

Look-alike desk: causan vs causaron

A purely visual mix-up. causan ([ˈkawsãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23963, 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]. 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 23963, this pair ranks #243,359 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of causan vs causaron

Shared letters: acnsu. Private to "causan": -. Private to "causaron": or.

"causan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "causaron" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • causancasuan · cauasn · causann · causna · caussan · ccausan · cuasan
  • causaroncasuaron · cauasron · causaorn · causarno · causaronn · causarron · causraon · caussaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "causan" for "causaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkawsãn] versus [kawˈsaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "causan" vs "causaron" - which ranks higher?
"causan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,924 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "causan" and "causaron" 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 "causaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #243,359 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "causan" 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 #243,359 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