Which to use
“encargar” and “encargarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,015
- “encargar” frequency rank
- #17,957
- “encargarse” frequency rank
- 37972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encargar | encargarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Encomendar, poner al cuidado de alguno. | Encomendar, poner al cuidado de alguno. |
Where the eye mixes encargar and encargarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encargar runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against encargarse's 10 (VCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: encargar vs encargarse
A purely visual mix-up. encargar ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]) and encargarse ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾse]) 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 “encargarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37972, 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]. encargarse is at rank #17,957, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾse].
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 37972, this pair ranks #172,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encargar vs encargarse
Shared letters: acegnr. Private to "encargar": -. Private to "encargarse": s.
"encargar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "encargarse" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- encargar ← ecnargar · enacrgar · encagrar · encaragr · encargarr · encarggar · encargra · encarrgar
- encargarse ← ecnargarse · enacrgarse · encagrarse · encaragrse · encargarce · encargares · encargarrse · encargarsse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "encargar" for "encargarse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "encargar" vs "encargarse" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "encargar" and "encargarse" 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 "encargarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encargar" and "encargarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encargar vs escarbar". 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 #172,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.