encargabavsencargaríaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#27,209
“encargaba” frequency rank
#37,059
“encargaría” frequency rank
64268
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature encargaba encargaría
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de encargar o de encargarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de encargar o de encargarse.

Where the eye mixes encargaba and encargaría

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encargaba runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against encargaría's 10 (VCCVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
encargaba
10 ch
encargaría

Look-alike desk: encargaba vs encargaría

A purely visual mix-up. encargaba ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aβ̞a]) and encargaría ([ẽŋkaɾɣ̞aˈɾia]) 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 64268, 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]. encargaría is at rank #37,059, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾɣ̞aˈɾia].

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 64268, this pair ranks #46,103 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of encargaba vs encargaría

Shared letters: acegnr. Private to "encargaba": b. Private to "encargaría": í.

"encargaba" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "encargaría" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • encargaba ← ecnargaba · enacrgaba · encagraba · encaragba · encargaab · encargabba · encargava · encargbaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "encargaba" and "encargaría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aβ̞a] versus [ẽŋkaɾɣ̞aˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "encargaba" or "encargaría" show up more?
"encargaba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,209 in our Spanish list, against #37,059 for "encargaría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "encargaba" and "encargaría" 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 "encargaría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #46,103 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "encargaba" and "encargaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encargarán vs encargaría". 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 #46,103 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