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“lavaba” and “llevaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,455
- “lavaba” frequency rank
- #2,570
- “llevaba” frequency rank
- 44025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lavaba | llevaba |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de lavar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes lavaba and llevaba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lavaba vs llevaba
A purely visual mix-up. lavaba ([laˈβ̞aβ̞a]) and llevaba ([ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lavaba is recorded at frequency rank #41,455, classified as averb, pronounced [laˈβ̞aβ̞a]. llevaba is at rank #2,570, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞a].
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 44025, this pair ranks #139,347 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lavaba vs llevaba
Shared letters: ablv. Private to "lavaba": -. Private to "llevaba": e.
"lavaba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "llevaba" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lavaba" and "llevaba" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lavaba" vs "llevaba" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lavaba" and "llevaba" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lavaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llevaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,347 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lavaba" and "llevaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lasaña vs lavaba". 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 #139,347 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.