Which to use
“embargos” and “encargos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,897
- “embargos” frequency rank
- #25,241
- “encargos” frequency rank
- 71138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | embargos | encargos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de embargo. | Forma del plural de encargo. |
Where the eye mixes embargos and encargos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. embargos and encargos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: embargos vs encargos
A purely visual mix-up. embargos ([ẽmˈbaɾɣ̞os]) and encargos ([ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞os]) 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 71138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
embargos is recorded at frequency rank #45,897, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽmˈbaɾɣ̞os]. encargos is at rank #25,241, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞os].
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 71138, this pair ranks #28,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of embargos vs encargos
Shared letters: aegors. Private to "embargos": bm. Private to "encargos": cn.
"embargos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "encargos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "embargos" and "encargos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "embargos" or "encargos" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "embargos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encargos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "embargos" and "encargos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "embarazos vs embargos". 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 #28,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.