Which to use
“encargan” and “encargaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,833
- “encargan” frequency rank
- #23,042
- “encargaron” frequency rank
- 37875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encargan | encargaron |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de encargar o de encargarse. |
Where the eye mixes encargan and encargaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encargan runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against encargaron's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between encargan and encargaron
A purely visual mix-up. encargan ([ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞ãn]) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37875, 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]. 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 37875, this pair ranks #173,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encargan vs encargaron
Shared letters: acegnr. Private to "encargan": -. Private to "encargaron": o.
"encargan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "encargaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encargan ← ecnargan · enacrgan · encagran · encaragn · encargann · encarggan · encargna · encarrgan
- encargaron ← ecnargaron · enacrgaron · encagraron · encaragron · encargaorn · encargarno · encargaronn · encargarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encargan" and "encargaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "encargan" vs "encargaron" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "encargan" and "encargaron" 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 "encargaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encargan" 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 #173,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.