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

#37,057
“encantaron” frequency rank
#23,042
“encargaron” frequency rank
60099
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature encantaron encargaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de encantar o de encantarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de encargar o de encargarse.

Where the eye mixes encantaron and encargaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encantaron and encargaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
encantaron
10 ch
encargaron

Look-alike desk: encantaron vs encargaron

A purely visual mix-up. encantaron ([ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) and encargaron ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾõn]) 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 60099, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

encantaron is recorded at frequency rank #37,057, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]. encargaron is at rank #23,042, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾõn].

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 60099, this pair ranks #60,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of encantaron vs encargaron

Shared letters: acenor. Private to "encantaron": t. Private to "encargaron": g.

"encantaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC  ·  "encargaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • encantaronecnantaron · enacntaron · encanatron · encanntaron · encantaorn · encantarno · encantaronn · encantarron
  • encargaronecnargaron · enacrgaron · encagraron · encaragron · encargaorn · encargarno · encargaronn · encargarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "encantaron" and "encargaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ẽŋkãn̪ˈt̪aɾõn] versus [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "encantaron" or "encargaron"?
"encargaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,042 in our Spanish list, against #37,057 for "encantaron". 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 "encantaron" and "encargaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "encantaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "encargaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #60,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "encantaron" and "encargaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encantaban vs encantaron". 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 #60,153 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