Which to use
“llama” is a noun and “llame” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #611
- “llama” frequency rank
- #4,621
- “llame” frequency rank
- 5232
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llama | llame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Luz emitida por los electrones excitados con la energía liberada en los procesos de combustión dentro de atmósferas ricas en oxígeno. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de llamar o de llamarse. |
Where the eye mixes llama and llame
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. llama and llame follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses llama with llame
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: llama is [ˈʝama] while llame is [ˈʝame]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “llama” becomes e in “llame”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llama is recorded at frequency rank #611, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʝama]. llame is at rank #4,621, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝame].
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 5232, this pair ranks #314,162 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llama vs llame
Shared letters: alm. Private to "llama": -. Private to "llame": e.
"llama" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "llame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llama" for "llame" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llama" or "llame" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "llama" and "llame" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #314,162 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llama" and "llame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llame vs llené". 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 #314,162 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.