Which to use
“levante” and “levantes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,850
- “levante” frequency rank
- #30,978
- “levantes” frequency rank
- 36828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | levante | levantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Punto del horizonte por donde se levanta el Sol en los equinoccios, y lugar, área, dirección o territorio que se sitúa hacia ese punto, convencionalmente ubicado a la derecha de los mapas, a 90° del norte. | Forma del plural de levante. |
Where the eye mixes levante and levantes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. levante runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against levantes's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses levante with levantes
A purely visual mix-up. levante ([leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪e]) and levantes ([leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪es]) 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 extra letter(s) - “levante” sits inside “levantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
levante is recorded at frequency rank #5,850, classified as anoun, pronounced [leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪e]. levantes is at rank #30,978, tagged as anoun, pronounced [leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪es].
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 36828, this pair ranks #178,566 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of levante vs levantes
Shared letters: aelntv. Private to "levante": -. Private to "levantes": s.
"levante" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "levantes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "levante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,566 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "levante" and "levantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laxante vs levante". 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 #178,566 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.