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“cargar” and “cargaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,978
“cargar” frequency rank
#33,987
“cargaron” frequency rank
38965
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cargar cargaron
Definition Juntar y disponer los objetos sobre una persona o animal para su transporte. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cargar.

Where the eye mixes cargar and cargaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
cargar
8 ch
cargaron

Visual trap between cargar and cargaron

A purely visual mix-up. cargar ([kaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]) and cargaron ([kaɾˈɣ̞aɾõn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “cargar” sits inside “cargaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cargar is recorded at frequency rank #4,978, classified as averb, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]. cargaron is at rank #33,987, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞aɾõn].

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 38965, this pair ranks #167,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cargar vs cargaron

Shared letters: acgr. Private to "cargar": -. Private to "cargaron": no.

"cargar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "cargaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cargaracrgar · cagrar · caragr · cargarr · carggar · cargra · carrgar · ccargar
  • cargaronacrgaron · cagraron · caragron · cargaorn · cargarno · cargaronn · cargarron · carggaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cargar" and "cargaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kaɾˈɣ̞aɾ] versus [kaɾˈɣ̞aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cargar" vs "cargaron" - which ranks higher?
"cargar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,978 in our Spanish list, against #33,987 for "cargaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cargar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cargaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #167,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cargar" and "cargaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "captaron vs cargaron". 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 #167,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list