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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "causan" for "causaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "causan" vs "causaron" - which ranks higher?
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.