Which to use
“encargada” and “encargadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,420
- “encargada” frequency rank
- #19,391
- “encargadas” frequency rank
- 26811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encargada | encargadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de encargado, participio de encargar o de encargarse. | Forma del femenino plural de encargado, participio de encargar o de encargarse. |
Where the eye mixes encargada and encargadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. encargada runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against encargadas's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between encargada and encargadas
A purely visual mix-up. encargada ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞að̞a]) and encargadas ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞að̞as]) 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) - “encargada” sits inside “encargadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encargada is recorded at frequency rank #7,420, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞að̞a]. encargadas is at rank #19,391, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞að̞as].
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 26811, this pair ranks #229,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encargada vs encargadas
Shared letters: acdegnr. Private to "encargada": -. Private to "encargadas": s.
"encargada" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "encargadas" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encargada ← ecnargada · enacrgada · encagrada · encaragda · encargaad · encargadda · encargdaa · encarggada
- encargadas ← ecnargadas · enacrgadas · encagradas · encaragdas · encargaads · encargadass · encargaddas · encargadsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "encargada" for "encargadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "encargada" vs "encargadas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "encargada" and "encargadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "encargada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encargadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encargada" and "encargadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encargaban vs encargadas". 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 #229,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.