encargo

[ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞o]

/[ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“encargo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,719. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,719
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-encargo · encargo · Spanish

encargo · rank #5,719 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,719
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH elegidos

Nearest frequency peer: elegidos (-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 “encargo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “encargo” 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).

encargo vs encarna
71% similar
encargo vs encerró
57% similar
encargo vs encargue
75% similar

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

Key facts for encargo
PropertyValue
Headwordencargo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,719
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “encargo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).encargocae 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 “elegidos” (#5,718), “encontraban” (#5,720), “electo” (#5,717). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “encargo” va en #5,719. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around encargo (IPA [ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,719 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for encargo, with forms such as "ecnargo", "enacrgo", and "encagro". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "encarna", "encerró", "encargue", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is encargo, spelled E-N-C-A-R-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de encargar.
  2. 2
    La cosa encargada.
  3. 3
    Cargo o empleo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecnargo
  • enacrgo
  • encagro
  • encarggo
  • encarog
  • encarrgo
  • enccargo
  • encrago
  • enncargo
  • necargo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encargo - 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.

ecnargo2enacrgo2encagro2encarggo1encarog2encarrgo1enccargo1encrago2
Edit distance from "encargo"

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 "encargo"?
"encargo" is spelled E-N-C-A-R-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞o].
What does "encargo" mean?
As a noun, "encargo" means: Acción o efecto de encargar.
What words are commonly confused with "encargo"?
"encargo" is commonly confused with "encarna", "encerró", "encargue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "encargo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encargo" is [ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encargo" come from?
"encargo" 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 "encargo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entendí#5,721escribí#5,722evaluar#5,726cuartel#5,709

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

corrupto10 variantsfundada10 variantsgriegos10 variantscansada10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list