levantadovslevántateWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“levantado” and “levántate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,452
“levantado” frequency rank
#20,412
“levántate” frequency rank
27864
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature levantado levántate
Definition Participio de levantar o de levantarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de levantarse (con el pronombre enclítico).

Where the eye mixes levantado and levántate

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

9 ch
levantado
9 ch
levántate

Look-alike desk: levantado vs levántate

A purely visual mix-up. levantado ([leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and levántate ([leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪at̪e]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

levantado is recorded at frequency rank #7,452, classified as averb, pronounced [leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. levántate is at rank #20,412, tagged as averb, pronounced [leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪at̪e].

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 27864, this pair ranks #224,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of levantado vs levántate

Shared letters: aelntv. Private to "levantado": do. Private to "levántate": á.

"levantado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "levántate" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • levantadoelvantado · leavntado · lebantado · levanatdo · levanntado · levantaddo · levantaod · levantdao

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "levantado" for "levántate" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪að̞o] versus [leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪at̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "levantado" or "levántate"?
"levantado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,452 in our Spanish list, against #20,412 for "levántate". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "levantado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "levántate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #224,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "levantado" and "levántate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "levantará vs levántate". 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 #224,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list