Which to use
“encargan” and “encargando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,833
- “encargan” frequency rank
- #42,417
- “encargando” frequency rank
- 57250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encargan | encargando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encargar o de encargarse. | Gerundio de encargar. |
Where the eye mixes encargan and encargando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encargan runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against encargando's 10 (VCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between encargan and encargando
A purely visual mix-up. encargan ([ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞ãn]) and encargando ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “encargan” sits inside “encargando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encargan is recorded at frequency rank #14,833, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞ãn]. encargando is at rank #42,417, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o].
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 57250, this pair ranks #71,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encargan vs encargando
Shared letters: acegnr. Private to "encargan": -. Private to "encargando": do.
"encargan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "encargando" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- encargan ← ecnargan · enacrgan · encagran · encaragn · encargann · encarggan · encargna · encarrgan
- encargando ← ecnargando · enacrgando · encagrando · encaragndo · encargadno · encarganddo · encarganndo · encarganod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "encargan" and "encargando" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "encargan" or "encargando"?
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 "encargan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encargando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encargan" and "encargando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encargando vs encarnado". 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 #71,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.