Which to use
“levantaban” and “levantará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,760
- “levantaban” frequency rank
- #30,132
- “levantará” frequency rank
- 79892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | levantaban | levantará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de levantar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de levantar o de levantarse. |
Where the eye mixes levantaban and levantará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses levantaban with levantará
A purely visual mix-up. levantaban ([leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) and levantará ([leβ̞ãn̪t̪aˈɾa]) 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 79892, 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]. levantará is at rank #30,132, tagged as averb, pronounced [leβ̞ãn̪t̪aˈɾa].
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 79892, this pair ranks #12,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of levantaban vs levantará
Shared letters: aelntv. Private to "levantaban": b. Private to "levantará": rá.
"levantaban" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "levantará" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- levantaban ← elvantaban · leavntaban · lebantaban · levanatban · levanntaban · levantaabn · levantabann · levantabban
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "levantaban" and "levantará" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "levantaban" or "levantará" show up more?
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 "levantaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levantará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "levantaban" and "levantará" 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 #12,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.