carga
[ˈkaɾɣ̞a]
The verdict
“carga” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,469 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,469
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de cargar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carga |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkaɾɣ̞a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,469 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “carga” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for carga is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkaɾɣ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,469 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for carga, with forms such as "acrga", "cagra", and "carag". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CRA", "casa", "CREA", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is carga, spelled C-A-R-G-A.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de cargar.
- 2Aquello que puede ser transportado por personas, animales o vehículos.
- 3Cantidad de una sustancia necesaria para el funcionamiento de ciertos utensilios, que ha de ser repuesta tras agotarse.
- 4Envase o recipiente que contiene la carga₃. ^([cita requerida]).
- 5Cantidad de material explosivo necesario para obtener una detonación en un arma de fuego o en la cámara de una mina.
- 6Cualquier cosa que hace peso sobre otra.
- 7Responsabilidad o sufrimiento que soporta una persona.
- 8Cantidad de electricidad positiva o negativa en un cuerpo determinada por un exceso o deficiencia de electrones.
- 9Medida tradicional española de capacidad de áridos equivalente a 3 o 4 fanegas, dependiendo de la zona.
- 10Embestida violenta de un ejército o cuerpo policial.
- 11Sujeción de una persona o de un bien, a una obligación legal concreta de carácter público, a una responsabilidad o a un gravamen patrimonial.
- 12la cantidad de material en suspensión que lleva una corriente de agua.
- 13Desplazamiento de un jugador producido por el choque violento de un rival.
- 14Acción o efecto de cargar₁₀ un archivo, un programa, un cd, etc.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acrga,cagra,carag,cargga,carrga,ccarga,craga
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of carga - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “carga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-R-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkaɾɣ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “CRA” - see the side-by-side comparison. carga vs CRA
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.