Which to use
“cazado” and “clavado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,561
- “cazado” frequency rank
- #18,186
- “clavado” frequency rank
- 56747
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cazado | clavado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que ha sido preso o aprehendido a la caza. | Guarnecido o armado con clavos. |
Where the eye mixes cazado and clavado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cazado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against clavado's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cazado vs clavado
A purely visual mix-up. cazado ([kaˈsað̞o]) and clavado ([klaˈβ̞að̞o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56747, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cazado is recorded at frequency rank #38,561, classified as anadj, pronounced [kaˈsað̞o]. clavado is at rank #18,186, tagged as anadj, pronounced [klaˈβ̞að̞o].
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 56747, this pair ranks #73,290 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cazado vs clavado
Shared letters: acdo. Private to "cazado": z. Private to "clavado": lv.
"cazado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "clavado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cazado" and "clavado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cazado" or "clavado"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cazado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clavado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,290 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cazado" and "clavado" 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 #73,290 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.