Which to use
“encargo” and “encargos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,719
- “encargo” frequency rank
- #25,241
- “encargos” frequency rank
- 30960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encargo | encargos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de encargar. | Forma del plural de encargo. |
Where the eye mixes encargo and encargos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. encargo runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against encargos's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: encargo vs encargos
A purely visual mix-up. encargo ([ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞o]) and encargos ([ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞os]) 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 extra letter(s) - “encargo” sits inside “encargos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encargo is recorded at frequency rank #5,719, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞o]. encargos is at rank #25,241, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞os].
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 30960, this pair ranks #209,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encargo vs encargos
Shared letters: acegnor. Private to "encargo": -. Private to "encargos": s.
"encargo" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "encargos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "encargo" and "encargos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "encargo" vs "encargos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "encargo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encargos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encargo" and "encargos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "embargos vs encargos". 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 #209,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.