Which to use
“causan” and “causen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,924
- “causan” frequency rank
- #36,971
- “causen” frequency rank
- 45895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causan | causen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de subjuntivo de causar. |
Where the eye mixes causan and causen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. causan and causen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses causan with causen
A purely visual mix-up. causan ([ˈkawsãn]) and causen ([ˈkawsẽn]) 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 - a in “causan” becomes e in “causen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45895, 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]. causen is at rank #36,971, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkawsẽn].
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 45895, this pair ranks #128,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of causan vs causen
Shared letters: acnsu. Private to "causan": -. Private to "causen": e.
"causan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "causen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "causan" and "causen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "causan" or "causen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "causan" and "causen" 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 "causen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causan" and "causen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calmen vs causen". 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 #128,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.