Which to use
“cargaba” and “cargaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,964
- “cargaba” frequency rank
- #42,320
- “cargaban” frequency rank
- 72284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cargaba | cargaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cargar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cargar. |
Where the eye mixes cargaba and cargaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cargaba with cargaban
A purely visual mix-up. cargaba ([kaɾˈɣ̞aβ̞a]) and cargaban ([kaɾˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “cargaba” sits inside “cargaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cargaba is recorded at frequency rank #29,964, classified as averb, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞aβ̞a]. cargaban is at rank #42,320, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn].
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 72284, this pair ranks #25,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cargaba vs cargaban
Shared letters: abcgr. Private to "cargaba": -. Private to "cargaban": n.
"cargaba" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cargaban" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cargaba" for "cargaban" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cargaba" vs "cargaban" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cargaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cargaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cargaba" and "cargaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cargaban vs creaban". 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 #25,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.