Which to use
“Lavados” is a name and “llevados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,584
- “Lavados” frequency rank
- #9,674
- “llevados” frequency rank
- 45258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lavados | llevados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido. | Forma del plural de llevado, participio de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes Lavados and llevados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Lavados runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against llevados's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Lavados and llevados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Lavados is [laˈβ̞að̞os] while llevados is [ʝeˈβ̞að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lavados is recorded at frequency rank #35,584, classified as aname, pronounced [laˈβ̞að̞os]. llevados is at rank #9,674, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞að̞os].
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 45258, this pair ranks #132,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lavados vs llevados
Shared letters: adlosv. Private to "Lavados": -. Private to "llevados": e.
"Lavados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "llevados" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lavados" and "llevados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Lavados" vs "llevados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lavados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llevados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lavados" and "llevados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lavados vs lavaron". 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 #132,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.