lavaronvsllevaronWhat's the difference?

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“lavaron” and “llevaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,110
“lavaron” frequency rank
#2,673
“llevaron” frequency rank
51783
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lavaron llevaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de lavar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse.

Where the eye mixes lavaron and llevaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
lavaron
8 ch
llevaron

Why the eye confuses lavaron with llevaron

A purely visual mix-up. lavaron ([laˈβ̞aɾõn]) and llevaron ([ʝeˈβ̞aɾõn]) 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 51783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lavaron is recorded at frequency rank #49,110, classified as averb, pronounced [laˈβ̞aɾõn]. llevaron is at rank #2,673, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aɾõn].

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 51783, this pair ranks #96,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lavaron vs llevaron

Shared letters: alnorv. Private to "lavaron": -. Private to "llevaron": e.

"lavaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "llevaron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lavaronalvaron · laavron · labaron · lavaorn · lavarno · lavaronn · lavarron · lavraon
  • llevaronlelvaron · levaron · lleavron · llebaron · llevaorn · llevarno · llevaronn · llevarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "lavaron" for "llevaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([laˈβ̞aɾõn] versus [ʝeˈβ̞aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "lavaron" or "llevaron"?
"llevaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,673 in our Spanish list, against #49,110 for "lavaron". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "lavaron" and "llevaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lavaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llevaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #96,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lavaron" and "llevaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lavaron vs Lavarte". 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 #96,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list