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Which to use

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

#32,544
“cargarse” frequency rank
#5,289
“casarse” frequency rank
37833
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cargarse casarse
Definition No aprobar a alguien en un examen. Unirse en matrimonio mediante ceremonia civil o religiosa.

Where the eye mixes cargarse and casarse

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

8 ch
cargarse
7 ch
casarse

Look-alike desk: cargarse vs casarse

A purely visual mix-up. cargarse ([kaɾˈɣ̞aɾse]) and casarse ([kaˈsaɾse]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cargarse is recorded at frequency rank #32,544, classified as averb, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞aɾse]. casarse is at rank #5,289, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaˈsaɾse].

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 37833, this pair ranks #173,228 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cargarse vs casarse

Shared letters: acers. Private to "cargarse": g. Private to "casarse": -.

"cargarse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "casarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cargarseacrgarse · cagrarse · caragrse · cargarce · cargares · cargarrse · cargarsse · cargasre
  • casarseacsarse · caasrse · casarce · casarrse · casarsse · casasre · casrase · cassarse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cargarse" and "casarse" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kaɾˈɣ̞aɾse] versus [kaˈsaɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cargarse" or "casarse" show up more?
"casarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,289 in our Spanish list, against #32,544 for "cargarse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "cargarse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "casarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #173,228 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cargarse" and "casarse" 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 #173,228 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