llegar

[ʝeˈɣ̞aɾ]

/[ʝeˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“llegar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #341. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#341
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción de terminar un viaje o movimiento porque se ha alcanzado el destino.

Corpus desk

Index ES-llegar · llegar · Spanish

llegar · rank #341 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #341
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH juego

Nearest frequency peer: juego (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “llegar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “llegar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

llegar vs lugar
67% similar
llegar vs llegó
67% similar
llegar vs llena
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for llegar
PropertyValue
Headwordllegar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʝeˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#341
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “llegar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).llegarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “juego” (#340), “mano” (#342), “hemos” (#339). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “llegar” va en #341. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around llegar (IPA [ʝeˈɣ̞aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #341 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for llegar, with forms such as "legar", "lelgar", and "lleagr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lugar", "llegó", "llena", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is llegar, spelled L-L-E-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción de terminar un viaje o movimiento porque se ha alcanzado el destino.
  2. 2
    Durar hasta época o tiempo determinado.
  3. 3
    Venir por su orden a tocar por su turno una cosa o acción a uno.
  4. 4
    Conseguir el fin al que se aspira.
  5. 5
    Suceder, comenzar a correr un cierto y determinado tiempo, o venir a ser el tiempo de ser o hacerse una cosa.
  6. 6
    Ascender, subir.
  7. 7
    Cumplir, ser suficiente.
  8. 8
    Junto con algunos verbos tiene la significación del verbo a que se junta.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how llegar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. -Disculpe, ¿a qué hora llega el avión de Buenos Aires?

Synonyms

arribar

This word in other languages

arrive(English)arriver(Français)ankommen(Deutsch)chegar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • legar
  • lelgar
  • lleagr
  • llegarr
  • lleggar
  • llegra
  • llgear

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of llegar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

legar1lelgar2lleagr2llegarr1lleggar1llegra2llgear2
Edit distance from "llegar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "llegar"?
"llegar" is spelled L-L-E-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʝeˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "llegar" mean?
As a verb, "llegar" means: Acción de terminar un viaje o movimiento porque se ha alcanzado el destino.
What words are commonly confused with "llegar"?
"llegar" is commonly confused with "lugar", "llegó", "llena". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "llegar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "llegar" is [ʝeˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "llegar" come from?
"llegar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "llegar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

seguro#335cierto#352varios#330grande#353

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

hemos7 variantssería7 variantssigue7 variantssomos7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list