Which to use
“levantan” and “levanto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,605
- “levantan” frequency rank
- #10,698
- “levanto” frequency rank
- 22303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | levantan | levanto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de levantar o de levantarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de levantar o de levantarse. |
Where the eye mixes levantan and levanto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses levantan with levanto
A purely visual mix-up. levantan ([leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪ãn]) and levanto ([leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪o]) 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 22303, 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]. levanto is at rank #10,698, tagged as averb, pronounced [leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪o].
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 22303, this pair ranks #250,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of levantan vs levanto
Shared letters: aelntv. Private to "levantan": -. Private to "levanto": o.
"levantan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "levanto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "levantan" and "levanto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "levantan" or "levanto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "levantan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levanto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "levantan" and "levanto" 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 #250,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.