encargado
[ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞að̞o]
The verdict
“encargado” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,116 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #3,116
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que ha recibido un encargo.
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 | encargado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞að̞o] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #3,116 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “encargado” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for encargado is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞að̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,116 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que ha recibido un encargo.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for encargado, with forms such as "ecnargado", "enacrgado", and "encagrado". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "encargo", "encargan", "encargar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is encargado, spelled E-N-C-A-R-G-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Que ha recibido un encargo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ecnargado,enacrgado,encagrado,encaragdo,encargaddo,encargaod,encargdao,encarggado,encarrgado,enccargado,encragado,enncargado,necargado
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encargado - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “encargado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-C-A-R-G-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞að̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “encargo” - see the side-by-side comparison. encargado vs encargo
- 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.