cazanvsclamanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“cazan” and “claman” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,453
“cazan” frequency rank
#38,576
“claman” frequency rank
75029
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cazan claman
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cazar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de clamar.

Where the eye mixes cazan and claman

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cazan runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against claman's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
cazan
6 ch
claman

Visual trap between cazan and claman

A purely visual mix-up. cazan ([ˈkasãn]) and claman ([ˈklamãn]) 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 75029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cazan is recorded at frequency rank #36,453, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkasãn]. claman is at rank #38,576, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈklamãn].

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 75029, this pair ranks #20,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cazan vs claman

Shared letters: acn. Private to "cazan": z. Private to "claman": lm.

"cazan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "claman" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cazan ← aczan · caazn · cazann · cazna · cazzan · ccazan · czaan
  • claman ← calman · cclaman · claamn · clamann · clamman · clamna · cllaman · clmaan

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cazan" for "claman" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkasãn] versus [ˈklamãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cazan" vs "claman" - which ranks higher?
"cazan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,453 in our Spanish list, against #38,576 for "claman". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "cazan" and "claman" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cazan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "claman" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #20,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cazan" and "claman" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "claman vs clamando". 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 #20,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list