Which to use
“recarga” and “recargo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,065
- “recarga” frequency rank
- #28,536
- “recargo” frequency rank
- 46601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recarga | recargo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recargar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de recargar. |
Where the eye mixes recarga and recargo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recarga and recargo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recarga with recargo
A purely visual mix-up. recarga ([reˈkaɾɣ̞a]) and recargo ([reˈkaɾɣ̞o]) 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 a single letter - a in “recarga” becomes o in “recargo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recarga is recorded at frequency rank #18,065, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkaɾɣ̞a]. recargo is at rank #28,536, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkaɾɣ̞o].
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 46601, this pair ranks #124,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recarga vs recargo
Shared letters: acegr. Private to "recarga": -. Private to "recargo": o.
"recarga" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "recargo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recarga" for "recargo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "recarga" or "recargo"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recarga" and "recargo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recarga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recargo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recarga" and "recargo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recargo vs recargos". 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 #124,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.