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

#1,804
“cargos” frequency rank
#9,421
“ciegos” frequency rank
11225
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cargos ciegos
Definition Forma del plural de cargo. Forma del plural de ciego.

Where the eye mixes cargos and ciegos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
cargos
6 ch
ciegos

Why the eye confuses cargos with ciegos

A purely visual mix-up. cargos ([ˈkaɾɣ̞os]) and ciegos ([ˈsjeɣ̞os]) 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 11225, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cargos is recorded at frequency rank #1,804, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaɾɣ̞os]. ciegos is at rank #9,421, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsjeɣ̞os].

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 11225, this pair ranks #295,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of cargos vs ciegos

Shared letters: cgos. Private to "cargos": ar. Private to "ciegos": ei.

"cargos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "ciegos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cargosacrgos · cagros · carggos · cargoss · cargso · carogs · carrgos · ccargos
  • ciegoscciegos · ceigos · cieggos · ciegoss · ciegso · cieogs · cigeos · icegos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cargos" and "ciegos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkaɾɣ̞os] versus [ˈsjeɣ̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cargos" vs "ciegos" - which ranks higher?
"cargos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,804 in our Spanish list, against #9,421 for "ciegos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cargos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ciegos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #295,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cargos" and "ciegos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciegos vs credos". 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 #295,864 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