Which to use
“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.
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
- encantaron ← ecnantaron · enacntaron · encanatron · encanntaron · encantaorn · encantarno · encantaronn · encantarron
- encargaron ← ecnargaron · enacrgaron · encagraron · encaragron · encargaorn · encargarno · encargaronn · encargarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encantaron" and "encargaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "encantaron" or "encargaron"?
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.