Which to use
“cargado” and “cargamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,265
- “cargado” frequency rank
- #40,176
- “cargamos” frequency rank
- 47441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cargado | cargamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de cargar. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de cargar. |
Where the eye mixes cargado and cargamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cargado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against cargamos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cargado with cargamos
A purely visual mix-up. cargado ([kaɾˈɣ̞að̞o]) and cargamos ([kaɾˈɣ̞amos]) 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 47441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cargado is recorded at frequency rank #7,265, classified as averb, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞að̞o]. cargamos is at rank #40,176, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞amos].
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 47441, this pair ranks #120,036 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cargado vs cargamos
Shared letters: acgor. Private to "cargado": d. Private to "cargamos": ms.
"cargado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cargamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cargado" for "cargamos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cargado" or "cargamos"?
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 "cargado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cargamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,036 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cargado" and "cargamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagados vs cargamos". 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 #120,036 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.