levantaronvslevantarseTell them apart

Which to use

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

#13,085
“levantaron” frequency rank
#8,017
“levantarse” frequency rank
21102
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature levantaron levantarse
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de levantar o de levantarse. Ponerse de pie.

Where the eye mixes levantaron and levantarse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
levantaron
10 ch
levantarse

Visual trap between levantaron and levantarse

A purely visual mix-up. levantaron ([leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) and levantarse ([leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪aɾse]) 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 21102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

levantaron is recorded at frequency rank #13,085, classified as averb, pronounced [leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]. levantarse is at rank #8,017, tagged as averb, pronounced [leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪aɾse].

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 21102, this pair ranks #256,401 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of levantaron vs levantarse

Shared letters: aelnrtv. Private to "levantaron": o. Private to "levantarse": s.

"levantaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC  ·  "levantarse" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • levantaronelvantaron · leavntaron · lebantaron · levanatron · levanntaron · levantaorn · levantarno · levantaronn
  • levantarseelvantarse · leavntarse · lebantarse · levanatrse · levanntarse · levantarce · levantares · levantarrse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "levantaron" for "levantarse" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪aɾõn] versus [leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪aɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "levantaron" vs "levantarse" - which ranks higher?
"levantarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,017 in our Spanish list, against #13,085 for "levantaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "levantaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "levantarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #256,401 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "levantaron" and "levantarse" 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 #256,401 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