Which to use
“carga” is a noun and “cargada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,469
- “carga” frequency rank
- #10,803
- “cargada” frequency rank
- 12272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carga | cargada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de cargar. | Forma del femenino de cargado, participio de cargar. |
Where the eye mixes carga and cargada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: carga vs cargada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: carga is [ˈkaɾɣ̞a] while cargada is [kaɾˈɣ̞að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “carga” sits inside “cargada”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carga is recorded at frequency rank #1,469, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaɾɣ̞a]. cargada is at rank #10,803, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞að̞a].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 12272, this pair ranks #292,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of carga vs cargada
Shared letters: acgr. Private to "carga": -. Private to "cargada": d.
"carga" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cargada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "carga" and "cargada" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "carga" or "cargada" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "carga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cargada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carga" and "cargada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cargada vs carnada". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #292,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.