Which to use
“encargadas” is a participle and “encargado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,391
- “encargadas” frequency rank
- #3,116
- “encargado” frequency rank
- 22507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encargadas | encargado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de encargado, participio de encargar o de encargarse. | Que ha recibido un encargo. |
Where the eye mixes encargadas and encargado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: encargadas vs encargado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: encargadas is [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞að̞as] while encargado is [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encargadas is recorded at frequency rank #19,391, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞að̞as]. encargado is at rank #3,116, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 22507, this pair ranks #250,021 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of encargadas vs encargado
Shared letters: acdegnr. Private to "encargadas": s. Private to "encargado": o.
"encargadas" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "encargado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- encargadas ← ecnargadas · enacrgadas · encagradas · encaragdas · encargaads · encargadass · encargaddas · encargadsa
- encargado ← ecnargado · enacrgado · encagrado · encaragdo · encargaddo · encargaod · encargdao · encarggado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "encargadas" for "encargado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "encargadas" or "encargado"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "encargadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encargado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,021 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encargadas" and "encargado" 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 #250,021 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.