Which to use
“encargar” and “encargaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,015
- “encargar” frequency rank
- #23,042
- “encargaron” frequency rank
- 43057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encargar | encargaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Encomendar, poner al cuidado de alguno. | 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 encargar and encargaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encargar 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.
Why the eye confuses encargar with encargaron
A purely visual mix-up. encargar ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “encargar” sits inside “encargaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43057, 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]. 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 43057, this pair ranks #144,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encargar vs encargaron
Shared letters: acegnr. Private to "encargar": -. Private to "encargaron": o.
"encargar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "encargaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encargar ← ecnargar · enacrgar · encagrar · encaragr · encargarr · encarggar · encargra · encarrgar
- encargaron ← ecnargaron · enacrgaron · encagraron · encaragron · encargaorn · encargarno · encargaronn · encargarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "encargar" and "encargaron" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "encargar" vs "encargaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "encargar" 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 #144,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encargar" 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 #144,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.