Which to use
“cargadas” and “criadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,892
- “cargadas” frequency rank
- #30,840
- “criadas” frequency rank
- 48732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cargadas | criadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de cargado, participio de cargar. | Forma del femenino plural de criado, participio de criar o de criarse. |
Where the eye mixes cargadas and criadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cargadas runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against criadas's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cargadas vs criadas
A purely visual mix-up. cargadas ([kaɾˈɣ̞að̞as]) and criadas ([ˈkɾjað̞as]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48732, 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]. criadas is at rank #30,840, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ˈkɾjað̞as].
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 48732, this pair ranks #112,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cargadas vs criadas
Shared letters: acdrs. Private to "cargadas": g. Private to "criadas": i.
"cargadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "criadas" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cargadas" and "criadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cargadas" or "criadas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cargadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "criadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cargadas" and "criadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "criadas vs criador". 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 #112,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.