levantenvslevantoTell them apart

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

#19,474
“levanten” frequency rank
#10,698
“levanto” frequency rank
30172
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature levanten levanto
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de levantar o de levantarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de levantar o de levantarse.

Where the eye mixes levanten and levanto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
levanten
7 ch
levanto

Look-alike desk: levanten vs levanto

A purely visual mix-up. levanten ([leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪ẽn]) 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 30172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

levanten is recorded at frequency rank #19,474, classified as averb, pronounced [leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪ẽn]. 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 30172, this pair ranks #213,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of levanten vs levanto

Shared letters: aelntv. Private to "levanten": -. Private to "levanto": o.

"levanten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "levanto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • levantenelvanten · leavnten · lebanten · levanetn · levannten · levantenn · levantne · levantten
  • levantoelvanto · leavnto · lebanto · levannto · levanot · levantto · levatno · levnato

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "levanten" for "levanto" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪ẽn] versus [leˈβ̞ãn̪t̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "levanten" vs "levanto" - which ranks higher?
"levanto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,698 in our Spanish list, against #19,474 for "levanten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "levanten" 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 #213,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "levanten" and "levanto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "levanto vs Lovato". 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 #213,325 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