encargarvsencargaríaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#20,015
“encargar” frequency rank
#37,059
“encargaría” frequency rank
57074
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature encargar encargaría
Definition Encomendar, poner al cuidado de alguno. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de encargar o de encargarse.

Where the eye mixes encargar and encargaría

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

8 ch
encargar
10 ch
encargaría

Visual trap between encargar and encargaría

A purely visual mix-up. encargar ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]) and encargaría ([ẽŋkaɾɣ̞aˈɾia]) 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) - “encargar” sits inside “encargaría”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

encargar is recorded at frequency rank #20,015, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]. encargaría is at rank #37,059, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾɣ̞aˈɾia].

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 57074, this pair ranks #71,960 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of encargar vs encargaría

Shared letters: acegnr. Private to "encargar": -. Private to "encargaría": í.

"encargar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "encargaría" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • encargar ← ecnargar · enacrgar · encagrar · encaragr · encargarr · encarggar · encargra · encarrgar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "encargar" for "encargaría" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾ] versus [ẽŋkaɾɣ̞aˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "encargar" or "encargaría"?
"encargar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,015 in our Spanish list, against #37,059 for "encargaría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "encargar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "encargaría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #71,960 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "encargar" and "encargaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encargarán vs encargaría". 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 #71,960 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