Which to use
“cargados” and “cerrados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,035
- “cargados” frequency rank
- #6,153
- “cerrados” frequency rank
- 21188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cargados | cerrados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cargado, participio de cargar. | Forma del plural de cerrado, participio de cerrar. |
Where the eye mixes cargados and cerrados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cargados and cerrados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cargados with cerrados
A purely visual mix-up. cargados ([kaɾˈɣ̞að̞os]) and cerrados ([seˈrað̞os]) 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 21188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cargados is recorded at frequency rank #15,035, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞að̞os]. cerrados is at rank #6,153, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [seˈrað̞os].
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 21188, this pair ranks #256,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cargados vs cerrados
Shared letters: acdors. Private to "cargados": g. Private to "cerrados": e.
"cargados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cerrados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cargados" for "cerrados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cargados" or "cerrados"?
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 "cargados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cerrados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cargados" and "cerrados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cargados vs curados". 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 #256,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.