Which to use
“encargado” is an adjective and “encargar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,116
- “encargado” frequency rank
- #20,015
- “encargar” frequency rank
- 23131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encargado | encargar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que ha recibido un encargo. | Encomendar, poner al cuidado de alguno. |
Where the eye mixes encargado and encargar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. encargado runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against encargar's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses encargado with encargar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: encargado is [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞að̞o] while encargar is [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encargado is recorded at frequency rank #3,116, classified as anadj, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞að̞o]. encargar is at rank #20,015, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾ].
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 23131, this pair ranks #247,241 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of encargado vs encargar
Shared letters: acegnr. Private to "encargado": do. Private to "encargar": -.
"encargado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "encargar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encargado" and "encargar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "encargado" or "encargar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "encargado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encargar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,241 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encargado" and "encargar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encargar vs escarbar". 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 #247,241 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.