Which to use
“cavar” and “cazan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,673
- “cavar” frequency rank
- #36,453
- “cazan” frequency rank
- 65126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cavar | cazan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Retirar la tierra para hacer un hoyo o una excavación. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cazar. |
Where the eye mixes cavar and cazan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cavar and cazan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cavar and cazan
A purely visual mix-up. cavar ([kaˈβ̞aɾ]) and cazan ([ˈkasãn]) 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 65126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cavar is recorded at frequency rank #28,673, classified as averb, pronounced [kaˈβ̞aɾ]. cazan is at rank #36,453, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkasãn].
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 65126, this pair ranks #43,567 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cavar vs cazan
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cavar": rv. Private to "cazan": nz.
"cavar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cazan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cavar" and "cazan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cavar" or "cazan"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cavar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cazan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,567 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cavar" and "cazan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cazan vs copan". 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 #43,567 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.