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“encargan” and “encargarán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,833
“encargan” frequency rank
#44,150
“encargarán” frequency rank
58983
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature encargan encargarán
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encargar o de encargarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de encargar o de encargarse.

Where the eye mixes encargan and encargarán

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encargan runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against encargarán's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
encargan
10 ch
encargarán

Look-alike desk: encargan vs encargarán

A purely visual mix-up. encargan ([ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞ãn]) and encargarán ([ẽŋkaɾɣ̞aˈɾãn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58983, 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]. encargarán is at rank #44,150, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾɣ̞aˈɾãn].

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 58983, this pair ranks #64,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of encargan vs encargarán

Shared letters: acegnr. Private to "encargan": -. Private to "encargarán": á.

"encargan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "encargarán" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • encarganecnargan · enacrgan · encagran · encaragn · encargann · encarggan · encargna · encarrgan

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "encargan" for "encargarán" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞ãn] versus [ẽŋkaɾɣ̞aˈɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "encargan" vs "encargarán" - which ranks higher?
"encargan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,833 in our Spanish list, against #44,150 for "encargarán". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "encargan" and "encargarán" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "encargan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "encargarán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #64,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "encargan" and "encargarán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encargaban vs encargarán". 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 #64,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list