Which to use
“cargado” is a verb and “cerrado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,265
- “cargado” frequency rank
- #2,762
- “cerrado” frequency rank
- 10027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cargado | cerrado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de cargar. | cerrado ¦ plural: cerrados ¦ femenino: cerrada ¦ femenino plural: cerradas |
Where the eye mixes cargado and cerrado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cargado with cerrado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cargado is [kaɾˈɣ̞að̞o] while cerrado is [seˈrað̞o]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10027, 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]. cerrado is at rank #2,762, tagged as anadj, pronounced [seˈrað̞o].
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 10027, this pair ranks #300,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cargado vs cerrado
Shared letters: acdor. Private to "cargado": g. Private to "cerrado": e.
"cargado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cerrado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cargado" for "cerrado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cargado" vs "cerrado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cargado" and "cerrado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cargado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cerrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cargado" and "cerrado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cargado 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 #300,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.