Which to use
“cargadas” and “cortadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,892
- “cargadas” frequency rank
- #18,202
- “cortadas” frequency rank
- 36094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cargadas | cortadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de cargado, participio de cargar. | Forma del femenino plural de cortado, participio de cortar o de cortarse. |
Where the eye mixes cargadas and cortadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cargadas vs cortadas
A purely visual mix-up. cargadas ([kaɾˈɣ̞að̞as]) and cortadas ([koɾˈt̪að̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cargadas is recorded at frequency rank #17,892, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞að̞as]. cortadas is at rank #18,202, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [koɾˈt̪að̞as].
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 36094, this pair ranks #182,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cargadas vs cortadas
Shared letters: acdrs. Private to "cargadas": g. Private to "cortadas": ot.
"cargadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cortadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cargadas" and "cortadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cargadas" or "cortadas" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cargadas" and "cortadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cargadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cortadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cargadas" and "cortadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cargadas 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 #182,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.