Which to use
“encargados” is a participle and “encargos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,110
- “encargados” frequency rank
- #25,241
- “encargos” frequency rank
- 33351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encargados | encargos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de encargado, participio de encargar o de encargarse. | Forma del plural de encargo. |
Where the eye mixes encargados and encargos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encargados runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCVC) against encargos's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: encargados vs encargos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: encargados is [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞að̞os] while encargos is [ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encargados is recorded at frequency rank #8,110, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞að̞os]. encargos is at rank #25,241, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞os].
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 33351, this pair ranks #197,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encargados vs encargos
Shared letters: acegnors. Private to "encargados": d. Private to "encargos": -.
"encargados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "encargos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encargados ← ecnargados · enacrgados · encagrados · encaragdos · encargaddos · encargadoss · encargadso · encargaods
- encargos ← ecnargos · enacrgos · encagros · encarggos · encargoss · encargso · encarogs · encarrgos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "encargados" and "encargos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "encargados" or "encargos" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "encargados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encargos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #197,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encargados" and "encargos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "embargos vs encargos". 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 #197,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.