Which to use
“encantados” and “encargados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,124
- “encantados” frequency rank
- #8,110
- “encargados” frequency rank
- 25234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encantados | encargados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de encantado, participio de encantar o de encantarse. | Forma del plural de encargado, participio de encargar o de encargarse. |
Where the eye mixes encantados and encargados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encantados and encargados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: encantados vs encargados
A purely visual mix-up. encantados ([ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪að̞os]) and encargados ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞að̞os]) 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 25234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encantados is recorded at frequency rank #17,124, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪að̞os]. encargados is at rank #8,110, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞að̞os].
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 25234, this pair ranks #237,374 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encantados vs encargados
Shared letters: acdenos. Private to "encantados": t. Private to "encargados": gr.
"encantados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "encargados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encantados ← ecnantados · enacntados · encanatdos · encanntados · encantaddos · encantadoss · encantadso · encantaods
- encargados ← ecnargados · enacrgados · encagrados · encaragdos · encargaddos · encargadoss · encargadso · encargaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encantados" and "encargados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "encantados" or "encargados"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "encantados" and "encargados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "encantados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encargados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,374 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encantados" and "encargados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encantadoras vs encantados". 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 #237,374 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.