Which to use
“llaga” is a noun and “llena” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,593
- “llaga” frequency rank
- #1,642
- “llena” frequency rank
- 37235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llaga | llena |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lesión de la piel, o membrana mucosa abierta con forma de cráter, que aparece al perder tejido, con escasa o nula tendencia a cicatrizar. | Forma del femenino singular de lleno. |
Where the eye mixes llaga and llena
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: llaga vs llena
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: llaga is [ˈʝaɣ̞a] while llena is [ˈʝena]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llaga is recorded at frequency rank #35,593, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʝaɣ̞a]. llena is at rank #1,642, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʝena].
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 37235, this pair ranks #176,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llaga vs llena
Shared letters: al. Private to "llaga": g. Private to "llena": en.
"llaga" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "llena" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llaga" for "llena" ever safe?
Frequency check: "llaga" vs "llena" - which ranks higher?
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 "llaga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llena" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llaga" and "llena" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lapa vs llaga". 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 #176,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.