levantadasvslevantamosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: levantadas is a participle, levantamos is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“levantadas” is a participle and “levantamos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,125
“levantadas” frequency rank
#23,121
“levantamos” frequency rank
58246
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature levantadas levantamos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de levantado, participio de levantar o de levantarse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de levantar o de levantarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set levantadas and levantamos apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
levantadas
10 ch
levantamos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: levantadas is [leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪að̞as] while levantamos is [leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪amos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

levantadas is recorded at frequency rank #35,125, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪að̞as]. levantamos is at rank #23,121, tagged as averb, pronounced [leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪amos].

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 58246, this pair ranks #67,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of levantadas vs levantamos

Shared letters: aelnstv. Private to "levantadas": d. Private to "levantamos": mo.

"levantadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC  ·  "levantamos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • levantadaselvantadas · leavntadas · lebantadas · levanatdas · levanntadas · levantaads · levantadass · levantaddas
  • levantamoselvantamos · leavntamos · lebantamos · levanatmos · levanntamos · levantammos · levantamoss · levantamso

Frequency comparison

levantadas#35,125
levantamos#23,121

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "levantadas" and "levantamos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "levantadas" is a participle and "levantamos" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "levantadas" or "levantamos"?
"levantamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,121 in our Spanish list, against #35,125 for "levantadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering levantadas vs levantamos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “levantadas”; for a verb, it's “levantamos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “levantadas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list