lleve
[ˈʝeβ̞e]
The verdict
“lleve” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,427 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #3,427
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lleve |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʝeβ̞e] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #3,427 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lleve” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for lleve is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʝeβ̞e]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,427 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for lleve, with forms such as "lelve", "llebe", and "lleev". 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, "love", "llevo", "lloré", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is lleve, spelled L-L-E-V-E.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse.
- 3Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de llevar o del imperativo negativo de llevarse.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: lelve,llebe,lleev,llevve,llvee
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lleve - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “lleve”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-L-E-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʝeβ̞e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “love” - see the side-by-side comparison. lleve vs love
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.