encargarse
[ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾse]
The verdict
“encargarse” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #17,957 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #17,957
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Encomendar, poner al cuidado de alguno.
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 | encargarse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾse] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #17,957 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “encargarse” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for encargarse is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,957 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for encargarse, with forms such as "ecnargarse", "enacrgarse", and "encagrarse". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "encargar", "encargará", "encargaron", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is encargarse, spelled E-N-C-A-R-G-A-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Encomendar, poner al cuidado de alguno.
- 2Tomar uno a su cargo alguna cosa.
- 3Contraer la obligación de hacer algo.
- 4Tomar posesión de un empleo.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ecnargarse,enacrgarse,encagrarse,encaragrse,encargarce,encargares,encargarrse,encargarsse,encargasre,encarggarse,encargrase,encarrgarse,enccargarse,encragarse,enncargarse,necargarse
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encargarse - 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 “encargarse”
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-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “encargar” - see the side-by-side comparison. encargarse vs encargar
- 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.