Which to use
“causar” and “causen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,308
- “causar” frequency rank
- #36,971
- “causen” frequency rank
- 41279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causar | causen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que produce la causa su efecto. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de causar. |
Where the eye mixes causar and causen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: causar vs causen
A purely visual mix-up. causar ([kawˈsaɾ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41279, 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]. 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 41279, this pair ranks #154,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of causar vs causen
Shared letters: acsu. Private to "causar": r. Private to "causen": en.
"causar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "causen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "causar" and "causen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "causar" or "causen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "causar" and "causen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "causar" 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 #154,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causar" 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 #154,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.