Which to use
“cavando” is a verb and “cazado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,629
- “cavando” frequency rank
- #38,561
- “cazado” frequency rank
- 78190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cavando | cazado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de cavar. | Que ha sido preso o aprehendido a la caza. |
Where the eye mixes cavando and cazado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cavando runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against cazado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cavando vs cazado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cavando is [kaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o] while cazado is [kaˈsað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cavando is recorded at frequency rank #39,629, classified as averb, pronounced [kaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]. cazado is at rank #38,561, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kaˈsað̞o].
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 78190, this pair ranks #14,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cavando vs cazado
Shared letters: acdo. Private to "cavando": nv. Private to "cazado": z.
"cavando" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "cazado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cavando" for "cazado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cavando" or "cazado"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cavando" and "cazado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cavando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cazado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cavando" and "cazado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cazado vs cenado". 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 #14,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.