encargar
Spanish, verb/enkaɾˈɡaɾ/
encargar is spelled E-N-C-A-R-G-A-R (8 letters) and appears 2.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,948th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Encargar is a Spanish verb meaning “to entrust” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Encomendar, poner al cuidado de alguno”.
What does encargar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to entrust
- 2
to order (goods)
- 3
to handle, take care of, to deal with, to take charge of something
No te preocupes. Me encargaré de ello.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Encomendar, poner al cuidado de alguno. 2. Instar, estrechar, estimular. 3. Dar a uno la comisión de alguna cosa. 4. Imponer ciertos deberes o trabajos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of encargar
- encargo first-person present singular
- encargué first-person preterite singular
- encargado participle past
- g-gu alternation
- encargando gerund
- encargada feminine participle past
- encargados masculine participle past
- encargadas feminine participle past
- encargas indicative informal present
- encargás indicative informal present
- encarga indicative present singular
- encargamos first-person indicative plural
- encargáis indicative plural present
- encargan indicative plural present
- encargaba first-person imperfect indicative
- encargabas imperfect indicative second-person
- encargábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- encargabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce encargar?
- /enkaɾˈɡaɾ/
- [ẽŋ.kaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]
- [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to encargar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is encargar in Spanish?
encargar appears 2.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).