Which to use
“encargaron” and “encerraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,042
- “encargaron” frequency rank
- #38,673
- “encerraron” frequency rank
- 61715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encargaron | encerraron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de encargar o de encargarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de encerrar. |
Where the eye mixes encargaron and encerraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encargaron and encerraron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses encargaron with encerraron
A purely visual mix-up. encargaron ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾõn]) and encerraron ([ẽnseˈraɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encargaron is recorded at frequency rank #23,042, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾõn]. encerraron is at rank #38,673, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽnseˈraɾõn].
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 61715, this pair ranks #54,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encargaron vs encerraron
Shared letters: acenor. Private to "encargaron": g. Private to "encerraron": -.
"encargaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "encerraron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encargaron ← ecnargaron · enacrgaron · encagraron · encaragron · encargaorn · encargarno · encargaronn · encargarron
- encerraron ← ecnerraron · enccerraron · enceraron · encerarron · encerraorn · encerrarno · encerraronn · encerrarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encargaron" and "encerraron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "encargaron" or "encerraron" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "encargaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encerraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encargaron" and "encerraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encerraron vs enterraron". 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 #54,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.