Which to use
“encargadas” and “encargados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,391
- “encargadas” frequency rank
- #8,110
- “encargados” frequency rank
- 27501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encargadas | encargados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de encargado, participio de encargar o de encargarse. | Forma del plural de encargado, participio de encargar o de encargarse. |
Where the eye mixes encargadas and encargados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. encargadas and encargados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between encargadas and encargados
A purely visual mix-up. encargadas ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞að̞as]) and encargados ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞að̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “encargadas” becomes o in “encargados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27501, 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]. encargados is at rank #8,110, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞að̞os].
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 27501, this pair ranks #226,538 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encargadas vs encargados
Shared letters: acdegnrs. Private to "encargadas": -. Private to "encargados": o.
"encargadas" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "encargados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encargadas ← ecnargadas · enacrgadas · encagradas · encaragdas · encargaads · encargadass · encargaddas · encargadsa
- encargados ← ecnargados · enacrgados · encagrados · encaragdos · encargaddos · encargadoss · encargadso · encargaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "encargadas" and "encargados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "encargadas" vs "encargados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "encargadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encargados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,538 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encargadas" and "encargados" 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 #226,538 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.