llagasvsllegaseTell them apart

Which to use

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

#35,594
“llagas” frequency rank
#21,387
“llegase” frequency rank
56981
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llagas llegase
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de llagar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de llegar o de llegarse.

Where the eye mixes llagas and llegase

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
llagas
7 ch
llegase

Visual trap between llagas and llegase

A purely visual mix-up. llagas ([ˈʝaɣ̞as]) and llegase ([ʝeˈɣ̞ase]) 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 56981, 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]. llegase is at rank #21,387, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞ase].

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 56981, this pair ranks #72,328 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of llagas vs llegase

Shared letters: agls. Private to "llagas": -. Private to "llegase": e.

"llagas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "llegase" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llagaslalgas · llaags · llagass · llaggas · llagsa · llgaas
  • llegaselegase · lelgase · lleagse · llegace · llegaes · llegasse · lleggase · llegsae

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "llagas" and "llegase" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʝaɣ̞as] versus [ʝeˈɣ̞ase]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llagas" or "llegase"?
"llegase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,387 in our Spanish list, against #35,594 for "llagas". 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 "llagas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llegase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #72,328 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llagas" and "llegase" 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 #72,328 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