llevaban

[ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞ãn]

/[ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“llevaban” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,080. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,080
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-llevaban · llevaban · Spanish

llevaban · rank #6,080 · 12 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,080
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH limitaciones

Nearest frequency peer: limitaciones (-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 “llevaban”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “llevaban” 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).

llevaban vs llevan
75% similar
llevaban vs llevará
63% similar
llevaban vs llevada
75% similar

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

Key facts for llevaban
PropertyValue
Headwordllevaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞ãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,080
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “llevaban”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.llevabancae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “limitaciones” (#6,079), “manifestó” (#6,081), “ligero” (#6,078). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “llevaban” va en #6,080. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around llevaban (IPA [ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,080 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for llevaban, with forms such as "lelvaban", "levaban", and "lleavban". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "llevan", "llevará", "llevada", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is llevaban, spelled L-L-E-V-A-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lelvaban
  • levaban
  • lleavban
  • llebaban
  • llevaabn
  • llevabann
  • llevabban
  • llevabna
  • llevavan
  • llevbaan
  • llevvaban
  • llveaban

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of llevaban - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lelvaban2levaban1lleavban2llebaban1llevaabn2llevabann1llevabban1llevabna2
Edit distance from "llevaban"

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 "llevaban"?
"llevaban" is spelled L-L-E-V-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞ãn].
What does "llevaban" mean?
As a verb, "llevaban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar.
What words are commonly confused with "llevaban"?
"llevaban" is commonly confused with "llevan", "llevará", "llevada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "llevaban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "llevaban" is [ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "llevaban" come from?
"llevaban" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

infinito#6,073gratuito#6,066ordenado#6,094pidieron#6,098

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

práctico12 variantsescuchas12 variantsdemostró12 variantssolicita12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list