Which to use
“encargaba” and “encargar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,209
- “encargaba” frequency rank
- #20,015
- “encargar” frequency rank
- 47224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encargaba | encargar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de encargar o de encargarse. | Encomendar, poner al cuidado de alguno. |
Where the eye mixes encargaba and encargar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. encargaba runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against encargar's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: encargaba vs encargar
A purely visual mix-up. encargaba ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aβ̞a]) and encargar ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47224, 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]. encargar is at rank #20,015, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾ].
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 47224, this pair ranks #121,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encargaba vs encargar
Shared letters: acegnr. Private to "encargaba": b. Private to "encargar": -.
"encargaba" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "encargar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "encargaba" for "encargar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "encargaba" vs "encargar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "encargaba" and "encargar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "encargaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encargar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encargaba" and "encargar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encargaba 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 #121,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.