Which to use
“cause” and “crucé” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,559
- “cause” frequency rank
- #25,584
- “crucé” frequency rank
- 41143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cause | crucé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de causar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cruzar. |
Where the eye mixes cause and crucé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cause (CVVCV) and crucé (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses cause with crucé
A purely visual mix-up. cause ([ˈkawse]) and crucé ([kɾuˈse]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cause is recorded at frequency rank #15,559, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkawse]. crucé is at rank #25,584, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɾuˈse].
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 41143, this pair ranks #155,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cause vs crucé
Shared letters: cu. Private to "cause": aes. Private to "crucé": ré.
"cause" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "crucé" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cause ← acuse · casue · caues · causse · ccause · cuase
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cause" and "crucé" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cause" vs "crucé" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cause" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crucé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cause" and "crucé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crucé vs cuc". 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 #155,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.