Which to use
“levantar” and “levanten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,263
- “levantar” frequency rank
- #19,474
- “levanten” frequency rank
- 22737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | levantar | levanten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mover algo incrementando su altura. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de levantar o de levantarse. |
Where the eye mixes levantar and levanten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: levantar vs levanten
A purely visual mix-up. levantar ([leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and levanten ([leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪ẽn]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22737, 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]. levanten is at rank #19,474, tagged as averb, pronounced [leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪ẽn].
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 22737, this pair ranks #248,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of levantar vs levanten
Shared letters: aelntv. Private to "levantar": r. Private to "levanten": -.
"levantar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "levanten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "levantar" and "levanten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "levantar" vs "levanten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "levantar" and "levanten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "levantar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levanten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "levantar" and "levanten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "levantar vs levantaría". 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 #248,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.