Which to use
“leva” is a noun and “llevan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,930
- “leva” frequency rank
- #1,515
- “llevan” frequency rank
- 42445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leva | llevan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de levar anclas. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes leva and llevan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: leva vs llevan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leva is [ˈleβ̞a] while llevan is [ˈʝeβ̞ãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “leva” sits inside “llevan”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leva is recorded at frequency rank #40,930, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈleβ̞a]. llevan is at rank #1,515, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞ãn].
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 42445, this pair ranks #148,174 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leva vs llevan
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "leva": -. Private to "llevan": n.
"leva" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "llevan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "leva" and "llevan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llevan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,174 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leva" and "llevan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leva vs Lyra". 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 #148,174 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.