Which to use
“levantaban” is a verb and “levantada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,760
- “levantaban” frequency rank
- #15,409
- “levantada” frequency rank
- 65169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | levantaban | levantada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de levantar. | Forma del femenino de levantado, participio de levantar o de levantarse. |
Where the eye mixes levantaban and levantada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses levantaban with levantada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: levantaban is [leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn] while levantada is [leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪að̞a]. 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 (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
levantaban is recorded at frequency rank #49,760, classified as averb, pronounced [leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. levantada is at rank #15,409, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪að̞a].
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 65169, this pair ranks #43,446 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of levantaban vs levantada
Shared letters: aelntv. Private to "levantaban": b. Private to "levantada": d.
"levantaban" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "levantada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- levantaban ← elvantaban · leavntaban · lebantaban · levanatban · levanntaban · levantaabn · levantabann · levantabban
- levantada ← elvantada · leavntada · lebantada · levanatda · levanntada · levantaad · levantadda · levantdaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "levantaban" for "levantada" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "levantaban" or "levantada" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "levantaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levantada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,446 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "levantaban" and "levantada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "levantaban vs levantadas". 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 #43,446 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.