Which to use
“cargaban” is a verb and “cargadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,320
- “cargaban” frequency rank
- #17,892
- “cargadas” frequency rank
- 60212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cargaban | cargadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cargar. | Forma del femenino plural de cargado, participio de cargar. |
Where the eye mixes cargaban and cargadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cargaban with cargadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cargaban is [kaɾˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn] while cargadas is [kaɾˈɣ̞að̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60212, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cargaban is recorded at frequency rank #42,320, classified as averb, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]. cargadas is at rank #17,892, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞að̞as].
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 60212, this pair ranks #59,752 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cargaban vs cargadas
Shared letters: acgr. Private to "cargaban": bn. Private to "cargadas": ds.
"cargaban" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cargadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cargaban" and "cargadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cargaban" or "cargadas"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cargaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cargadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,752 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cargaban" and "cargadas" 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 #59,752 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.