carga

[ˈkaɾɣ̞a]

/[ˈkaɾɣ̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“carga” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,469. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,469
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de cargar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-carga · carga · Spanish

carga · rank #1,469 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,469
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH basta

Nearest frequency peer: basta (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “carga”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “carga” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

carga vs CRA
0% similar
carga vs casa
60% similar
carga vs CREA
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for carga
PropertyValue
Headwordcarga
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaɾɣ̞a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,469
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “carga”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cargacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “basta” (#1,468), “cita” (#1,470), “antiguo” (#1,467). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “carga” va en #1,469. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around carga (IPA [ˈkaɾɣ̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,469 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de cargar.
  2. 2
    Aquello que puede ser transportado por personas, animales o vehículos.
  3. 3
    Cantidad de una sustancia necesaria para el funcionamiento de ciertos utensilios, que ha de ser repuesta tras agotarse.
  4. 4
    Envase o recipiente que contiene la carga₃. ^([cita requerida]).
  5. 5
    Cantidad de material explosivo necesario para obtener una detonación en un arma de fuego o en la cámara de una mina.
  6. 6
    Cualquier cosa que hace peso sobre otra.
  7. 7
    Responsabilidad o sufrimiento que soporta una persona.
  8. 8
    Cantidad de electricidad positiva o negativa en un cuerpo determinada por un exceso o deficiencia de electrones.
  9. 9
    Medida tradicional española de capacidad de áridos equivalente a 3 o 4 fanegas, dependiendo de la zona.
  10. 10
    Embestida violenta de un ejército o cuerpo policial.
  11. 11
    Sujeción de una persona o de un bien, a una obligación legal concreta de carácter público, a una responsabilidad o a un gravamen patrimonial.
  12. 12
    la cantidad de material en suspensión que lleva una corriente de agua.
  13. 13
    Desplazamiento de un jugador producido por el choque violento de un rival.
  14. 14
    Acción o efecto de cargar₁₀ un archivo, un programa, un cd, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how carga appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Las radas utilizadas normalmente para la carga, descarga y fondeo de buques, que de otro modo estarían situadas en todo o en parte fuera del trazado general del límite exterior del mar territorial, están comprendidas en el mar territorial.
  2. Con todo esto no dejaba de siempre martillar en una misma llaga llena de sangre, y echábame tan gran carga de leña a cuestas, que quienquiera que la viera dijera bastaba más para un elefante que para un asno.

Synonyms

cargamentocargadorpesocarga eléctricaataqueembestidaabrir

Antonyms

descargadescargocerrar

This word in other languages

load(English)charge(Français)Ladung(Deutsch)carga(Português)

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.

acrga2cagra2carag2cargga1carrga1ccarga1craga2
Edit distance from "carga"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carga"?
"carga" is spelled C-A-R-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaɾɣ̞a].
What does "carga" mean?
As a noun, "carga" means: Acción o efecto de cargar.
What words are commonly confused with "carga"?
"carga" is commonly confused with "CRA", "casa", "CREA". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carga" is [ˈkaɾɣ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carga" come from?
"carga" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "carga", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

basta#1,468acabo#1,465abrir#1,464entra#1,480

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

hayan7 variantsnueve7 variantsestén7 variantsactos7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list