Which to use
“cargar” and “cargarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,978
- “cargar” frequency rank
- #32,544
- “cargarse” frequency rank
- 37522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cargar | cargarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Juntar y disponer los objetos sobre una persona o animal para su transporte. | No aprobar a alguien en un examen. |
Where the eye mixes cargar and cargarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cargar with cargarse
A purely visual mix-up. cargar ([kaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]) and cargarse ([kaɾˈɣ̞aɾse]) 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 “cargarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37522, 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]. cargarse is at rank #32,544, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞aɾse].
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 37522, this pair ranks #174,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cargar vs cargarse
Shared letters: acgr. Private to "cargar": -. Private to "cargarse": es.
"cargar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cargarse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cargar" and "cargarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cargar" or "cargarse" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cargar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cargarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cargar" and "cargarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cargarse vs colgarse". 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 #174,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.