Which to use
“encargaban” and “encargan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,768
- “encargaban” frequency rank
- #14,833
- “encargan” frequency rank
- 62601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encargaban | encargan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de encargar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encargar o de encargarse. |
Where the eye mixes encargaban and encargan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encargaban runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCVC) against encargan's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses encargaban with encargan
A purely visual mix-up. encargaban ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]) and encargan ([ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞ãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encargaban is recorded at frequency rank #47,768, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]. encargan is at rank #14,833, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞ãn].
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 62601, this pair ranks #51,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encargaban vs encargan
Shared letters: acegnr. Private to "encargaban": b. Private to "encargan": -.
"encargaban" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "encargan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encargaban ← ecnargaban · enacrgaban · encagraban · encaragban · encargaabn · encargabann · encargabban · encargabna
- encargan ← ecnargan · enacrgan · encagran · encaragn · encargann · encarggan · encargna · encarrgan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encargaban" and "encargan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "encargaban" vs "encargan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "encargaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encargan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encargaban" and "encargan" 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 #51,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.