Which to use
“leave” and “lleve” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,123
- “leave” frequency rank
- #3,427
- “lleve” frequency rank
- 38550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leave | lleve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Salir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes leave and lleve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. leave (CVVCV) and lleve (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between leave and lleve
A purely visual mix-up. leave (/liːv/) and lleve ([ˈʝeβ̞e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leave is recorded at frequency rank #35,123, classified as averb, pronounced /liːv/. lleve is at rank #3,427, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞e].
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 38550, this pair ranks #169,387 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leave vs lleve
Shared letters: elv. Private to "leave": a. Private to "lleve": -.
"leave" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "lleve" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leave" and "lleve" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "leave" or "lleve" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "leave" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lleve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,387 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leave" and "lleve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leave vs leone". 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 #169,387 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.