recargovsrecargosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: recargo is a verb, recargos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“recargo” is a verb and “recargos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,536
“recargo” frequency rank
#45,549
“recargos” frequency rank
74085
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recargo recargos
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de recargar. Forma del plural de recargo.

Where the eye mixes recargo and recargos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recargo runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against recargos's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
recargo
8 ch
recargos

Visual trap between recargo and recargos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recargo is [reˈkaɾɣ̞o] while recargos is [reˈkaɾɣ̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “recargo” sits inside “recargos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recargo is recorded at frequency rank #28,536, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkaɾɣ̞o]. recargos is at rank #45,549, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈkaɾɣ̞os].

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 74085, this pair ranks #21,981 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recargo vs recargos

Shared letters: acegor. Private to "recargo": -. Private to "recargos": s.

"recargo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "recargos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recargo ← ercargo · rceargo · reacrgo · recagro · recarggo · recarog · recarrgo · reccargo
  • recargos ← ercargos · rceargos · reacrgos · recagros · recarggos · recargoss · recargso · recarogs

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recargo" and "recargos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "recargo" is a verb and "recargos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "recargo" vs "recargos" - which ranks higher?
"recargo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,536 in our Spanish list, against #45,549 for "recargos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "recargo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "recargos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #21,981 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recargo" and "recargos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recargos vs recreos". 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 #21,981 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list