Which to use
“encargaba” and “encargaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,209
- “encargaba” frequency rank
- #47,768
- “encargaban” frequency rank
- 74977
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encargaba | encargaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de encargar o de encargarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de encargar. |
Where the eye mixes encargaba and encargaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. encargaba runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against encargaban's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: encargaba vs encargaban
A purely visual mix-up. encargaba ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aβ̞a]) and encargaban ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “encargaba” sits inside “encargaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encargaba is recorded at frequency rank #27,209, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aβ̞a]. encargaban is at rank #47,768, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn].
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 74977, this pair ranks #20,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encargaba vs encargaban
Shared letters: abcegnr. Private to "encargaba": -. Private to "encargaban": -.
"encargaba" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "encargaban" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encargaba ← ecnargaba · enacrgaba · encagraba · encaragba · encargaab · encargabba · encargava · encargbaa
- encargaban ← ecnargaban · enacrgaban · encagraban · encaragban · encargaabn · encargabann · encargabban · encargabna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encargaba" and "encargaban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "encargaba" or "encargaban"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "encargaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encargaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encargaba" and "encargaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encantaban vs encargaban". 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 #20,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.