Which to use
“llagas” and “llegan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,594
- “llagas” frequency rank
- #1,737
- “llegan” frequency rank
- 37331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llagas | llegan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de llagar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. |
Where the eye mixes llagas and llegan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. llagas and llegan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between llagas and llegan
A purely visual mix-up. llagas ([ˈʝaɣ̞as]) and llegan ([ˈʝeɣ̞ãn]) 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 37331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llagas is recorded at frequency rank #35,594, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʝaɣ̞as]. llegan is at rank #1,737, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeɣ̞ãn].
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 37331, this pair ranks #175,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llagas vs llegan
Shared letters: agl. Private to "llagas": s. Private to "llegan": en.
"llagas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llegan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llagas" and "llegan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "llagas" vs "llegan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "llagas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llegan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llagas" and "llegan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lanas vs llagas". 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 #175,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.