Which to use
“encargan” and “encarna” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,833
- “encargan” frequency rank
- #21,655
- “encarna” frequency rank
- 36488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encargan | encarna |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encargar o de encargarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encarnar. |
Where the eye mixes encargan and encarna
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: encargan vs encarna
A purely visual mix-up. encargan ([ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞ãn]) and encarna ([ẽŋˈkaɾna]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36488, 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]. encarna is at rank #21,655, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋˈkaɾna].
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 36488, this pair ranks #180,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encargan vs encarna
Shared letters: acenr. Private to "encargan": g. Private to "encarna": -.
"encargan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "encarna" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encargan" and "encarna" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "encargan" or "encarna"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "encargan" and "encarna" 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 "encarna" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encargan" and "encarna" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encarna vs encarnada". 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 #180,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.