Which to use
“encargamos” and “encargaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,188
- “encargamos” frequency rank
- #23,042
- “encargaron” frequency rank
- 52230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encargamos | encargaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de encargar o de encargarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de encargar o de encargarse. |
Where the eye mixes encargamos and encargaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encargamos and encargaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses encargamos with encargaron
A purely visual mix-up. encargamos ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞amos]) and encargaron ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52230, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encargamos is recorded at frequency rank #29,188, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞amos]. encargaron is at rank #23,042, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾõn].
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 52230, this pair ranks #93,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encargamos vs encargaron
Shared letters: acegnor. Private to "encargamos": ms. Private to "encargaron": -.
"encargamos" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "encargaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encargamos ← ecnargamos · enacrgamos · encagramos · encaragmos · encargammos · encargamoss · encargamso · encargaoms
- encargaron ← ecnargaron · enacrgaron · encagraron · encaragron · encargaorn · encargarno · encargaronn · encargarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "encargamos" and "encargaron" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "encargamos" or "encargaron" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "encargamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encargaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encargamos" and "encargaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encargaban vs encargaron". 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 #93,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.