Which to use
“levantar” and “levantaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,263
- “levantar” frequency rank
- #13,085
- “levantaron” frequency rank
- 16348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | levantar | levantaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mover algo incrementando su altura. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de levantar o de levantarse. |
Where the eye mixes levantar and levantaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses levantar with levantaron
A purely visual mix-up. levantar ([leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and levantaron ([leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) 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) - “levantar” sits inside “levantaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
levantar is recorded at frequency rank #3,263, classified as averb, pronounced [leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. levantaron is at rank #13,085, tagged as averb, pronounced [leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪aɾõn].
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 16348, this pair ranks #276,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of levantar vs levantaron
Shared letters: aelnrtv. Private to "levantar": -. Private to "levantaron": o.
"levantar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "levantaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- levantar ← elvantar · leavntar · lebantar · levanatr · levanntar · levantarr · levantra · levanttar
- levantaron ← elvantaron · leavntaron · lebantaron · levanatron · levanntaron · levantaorn · levantarno · levantaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "levantar" for "levantaron" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "levantar" or "levantaron" 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 "levantar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levantaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "levantar" and "levantaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "levantaban vs levantaron". 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 #276,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.