Which to use
“encargo” is a noun and “encerró” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,719
- “encargo” frequency rank
- #32,185
- “encerró” frequency rank
- 37904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encargo | encerró |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de encargar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de encerrar. |
Where the eye mixes encargo and encerró
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. encargo and encerró follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: encargo vs encerró
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: encargo is [ẽŋˈkaɾɣ̞o] while encerró is [ẽnseˈro]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37904, 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]. encerró is at rank #32,185, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽnseˈro].
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 37904, this pair ranks #172,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encargo vs encerró
Shared letters: cenr. Private to "encargo": ago. Private to "encerró": ó.
"encargo" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "encerró" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- encargo ← ecnargo · enacrgo · encagro · encarggo · encarog · encarrgo · enccargo · encrago
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "encargo" for "encerró" ever safe?
Frequency check: "encargo" vs "encerró" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "encargo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encerró" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encargo" and "encerró" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encerró vs enterró". 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 #172,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.