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

#33,987
“cargaron” frequency rank
#32,544
“cargarse” frequency rank
66531
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cargaron cargarse
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cargar. No aprobar a alguien en un examen.

Where the eye mixes cargaron and cargarse

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

8 ch
cargaron
8 ch
cargarse

Why the eye confuses cargaron with cargarse

A purely visual mix-up. cargaron ([kaɾˈɣ̞aɾõn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cargaron is recorded at frequency rank #33,987, classified as averb, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞aɾõn]. 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 66531, this pair ranks #39,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cargaron vs cargarse

Shared letters: acgr. Private to "cargaron": no. Private to "cargarse": es.

"cargaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "cargarse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cargaronacrgaron · cagraron · caragron · cargaorn · cargarno · cargaronn · cargarron · carggaron
  • cargarseacrgarse · cagrarse · caragrse · cargarce · cargares · cargarrse · cargarsse · cargasre

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cargaron" and "cargarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kaɾˈɣ̞aɾõn] versus [kaɾˈɣ̞aɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cargaron" or "cargarse" show up more?
"cargarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,544 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.

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 "cargaron" 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 #39,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cargaron" and "cargarse" 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 #39,619 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