llevarse como el perro y el gato

[ʝeˈβ̞aɾse ˈkomo el ˈpero i el ˈɣ̞at̪o]

/[ʝeˈβ̞aɾse ˈkomo el ˈpero i el ˈɣ̞at̪o]/ phrase

The verdict

“llevarse como el perro y el gato” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
32
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Llevarse muy mal.

Key facts for llevarse como el perro y el gato
PropertyValue
Headwordllevarse como el perro y el gato
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ʝeˈβ̞aɾse ˈkomo el ˈpero i el ˈɣ̞at̪o]
Letters32
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “llevarse como el perro y el gato” sits in Spanish frequency

llevarse como el perro y el gato falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for llevarse como el perro y el gato is 32 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʝeˈβ̞aɾse ˈkomo el ˈpero i el ˈɣ̞at̪o]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Llevarse muy mal.".

No misspelling variants are generated for llevarse como el perro y el gato in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is llevarse como el perro y el gato, spelled L-L-E-V-A-R-S-E- -C-O-M-O- -E-L- -P-E-R-R-O- -Y- -E-L- -G-A-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Llevarse muy mal.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "llevarse como el perro y el gato"?
"llevarse como el perro y el gato" is spelled L-L-E-V-A-R-S-E- -C-O-M-O- -E-L- -P-E-R-R-O- -Y- -E-L- -G-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ʝeˈβ̞aɾse ˈkomo el ˈpero i el ˈɣ̞at̪o].
What does "llevarse como el perro y el gato" mean?
As a phrase, "llevarse como el perro y el gato" means: Llevarse muy mal.
How do you pronounce "llevarse como el perro y el gato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "llevarse como el perro y el gato" is [ʝeˈβ̞aɾse ˈkomo el ˈpero i el ˈɣ̞at̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Using “llevarse como el perro y el gato”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is L-L-E-V-A-R-S-E- -C-O-M-O- -E-L- -P-E-R-R-O- -Y- -E-L- -G-A-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʝeˈβ̞aɾse ˈkomo el ˈpero i el ˈɣ̞at̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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