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.
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?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "encargaba" or "encargaría" show up more?
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.