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Which to use

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

#22,676
“encajan” frequency rank
#14,833
“encargan” frequency rank
37509
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature encajan encargan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encajar o de encajarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encargar o de encargarse.

Where the eye mixes encajan and encargan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. encajan runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against encargan's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
encajan
8 ch
encargan

Visual trap between encajan and encargan

A purely visual mix-up. encajan ([ẽŋˈkaxãn]) and encargan ([ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞ãn]) 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 37509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

encajan is recorded at frequency rank #22,676, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈkaxãn]. encargan is at rank #14,833, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞ãn].

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 37509, this pair ranks #174,942 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of encajan vs encargan

Shared letters: acen. Private to "encajan": j. Private to "encargan": gr.

"encajan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "encargan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • encajanecnajan · enacjan · encaajn · encajann · encajjan · encajna · enccajan · encjaan
  • encarganecnargan · enacrgan · encagran · encaragn · encargann · encarggan · encargna · encarrgan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "encajan" and "encargan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ẽŋˈkaxãn] versus [ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "encajan" or "encargan"?
"encargan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,833 in our Spanish list, against #22,676 for "encajan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "encajan" and "encargan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "encajan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "encargan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #174,942 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "encajan" and "encargan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encajan vs escojan". 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 #174,942 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