Which to use
“llamadas” and “llegadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,352
- “llamadas” frequency rank
- #24,550
- “llegadas” frequency rank
- 26902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llamadas | llegadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de llamado, participio de llamar o de llamarse. | Forma del femenino plural de llegado, participio de llegar o de llegarse. |
Where the eye mixes llamadas and llegadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses llamadas with llegadas
A purely visual mix-up. llamadas ([ʝaˈmað̞as]) and llegadas ([ʝeˈɣ̞að̞as]) 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 26902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llamadas is recorded at frequency rank #2,352, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ʝaˈmað̞as]. llegadas is at rank #24,550, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞að̞as].
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 26902, this pair ranks #229,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llamadas vs llegadas
Shared letters: adls. Private to "llamadas": m. Private to "llegadas": eg.
"llamadas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llegadas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llamadas" for "llegadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "llamadas" vs "llegadas" - 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 "llamadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llegadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llamadas" and "llegadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegadas vs llevarás". 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 #229,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.