Which to use
“levantan” and “levantando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,605
- “levantan” frequency rank
- #13,084
- “levantando” frequency rank
- 24689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | levantan | levantando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de levantar o de levantarse. | Gerundio de levantar. |
Where the eye mixes levantan and levantando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses levantan with levantando
A purely visual mix-up. levantan ([leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪ãn]) and levantando ([leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “levantan” sits inside “levantando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
levantan is recorded at frequency rank #11,605, classified as averb, pronounced [leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪ãn]. levantando is at rank #13,084, tagged as averb, pronounced [leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 24689, this pair ranks #239,950 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of levantan vs levantando
Shared letters: aelntv. Private to "levantan": -. Private to "levantando": do.
"levantan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "levantando" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- levantan ← elvantan · leavntan · lebantan · levanatn · levanntan · levantann · levantna · levanttan
- levantando ← elvantando · leavntando · lebantando · levanatndo · levanntando · levantadno · levantanddo · levantanndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "levantan" and "levantando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "levantan" vs "levantando" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "levantan" and "levantando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "levantan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levantando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,950 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "levantan" and "levantando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "levantaban vs levantan". 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 #239,950 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.