Which to use
“causar” and “causaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,308
- “causar” frequency rank
- #15,039
- “causaron” frequency rank
- 19347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causar | causaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que produce la causa su efecto. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de causar. |
Where the eye mixes causar and causaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between causar and causaron
A purely visual mix-up. causar ([kawˈsaɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “causar” sits inside “causaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
causar is recorded at frequency rank #4,308, classified as averb, pronounced [kawˈsaɾ]. 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 19347, this pair ranks #264,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of causar vs causaron
Shared letters: acrsu. Private to "causar": -. Private to "causaron": no.
"causar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "causaron" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "causar" and "causaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "causar" or "causaron" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "causar" 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 #264,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causar" 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 #264,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.