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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cazan" for "claman" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cazan" vs "claman" - which ranks higher?
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.