Which to use
“cargos” and “cuartos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,804
- “cargos” frequency rank
- #4,695
- “cuartos” frequency rank
- 6499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cargos | cuartos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cargo. | Miembros del cuerpo del animal robusto y fornido; y entre los pintores y escultores y los conocedores de caballos, miembros bien proporcionados. |
Where the eye mixes cargos and cuartos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cargos vs cuartos
A purely visual mix-up. cargos ([ˈkaɾɣ̞os]) and cuartos ([ˈkwaɾt̪os]) 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 6499, 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]. cuartos is at rank #4,695, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkwaɾt̪os].
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 6499, this pair ranks #310,595 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cargos vs cuartos
Shared letters: acors. Private to "cargos": g. Private to "cuartos": tu.
"cargos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cuartos" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cargos" and "cuartos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cargos" or "cuartos"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cargos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuartos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,595 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cargos" and "cuartos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuadritos vs cuartos". 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 #310,595 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.