encarecevsencargueTell them apart

Which to use

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

#48,374
“encarece” frequency rank
#20,668
“encargue” frequency rank
69042
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature encarece encargue
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encarecer o de encarecerse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de encargar o de encargarse.

Where the eye mixes encarece and encargue

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. encarece (VCCVCVCV) and encargue (VCCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
encarece
8 ch
encargue

Visual trap between encarece and encargue

A purely visual mix-up. encarece ([ẽŋkaˈɾese]) and encargue ([ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞e]) 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 69042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

encarece is recorded at frequency rank #48,374, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkaˈɾese]. encargue is at rank #20,668, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞e].

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 69042, this pair ranks #32,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of encarece vs encargue

Shared letters: acenr. Private to "encarece": -. Private to "encargue": gu.

"encarece" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "encargue" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • encarece ← ecnarece · enacrece · encaerce · encarcee · encarecce · encareec · encarese · encarrece
  • encargue ← ecnargue · enacrgue · encagrue · encargeu · encarggue · encarrgue · encaruge · enccargue

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "encarece" and "encargue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ẽŋkaˈɾese] versus [ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "encarece" or "encargue"?
"encargue" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,668 in our Spanish list, against #48,374 for "encarece". 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 "encarece" and "encargue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "encarece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "encargue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #32,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "encarece" and "encargue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encarece vs endurece". 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 #32,996 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