Which to use
“encantan” and “encargan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,501
- “encantan” frequency rank
- #14,833
- “encargan” frequency rank
- 20334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encantan | encargan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encantar o de encantarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encargar o de encargarse. |
Where the eye mixes encantan and encargan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. encantan and encargan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between encantan and encargan
A purely visual mix-up. encantan ([ẽŋˈkãn̪t̪ãn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encantan is recorded at frequency rank #5,501, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈkãn̪t̪ãn]. 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 20334, this pair ranks #259,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of encantan vs encargan
Shared letters: acen. Private to "encantan": t. Private to "encargan": gr.
"encantan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "encargan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encantan" and "encargan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "encantan" or "encargan"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "encantan" 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 #259,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encantan" and "encargan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encargaban vs encargan". 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 #259,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.