llamadasvsllevadasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,352
“llamadas” frequency rank
#12,416
“llevadas” frequency rank
14768
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llamadas llevadas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de llamado, participio de llamar o de llamarse. Forma del femenino plural de llevado, participio de llevar o de llevarse.

Where the eye mixes llamadas and llevadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
llamadas
8 ch
llevadas

Look-alike desk: llamadas vs llevadas

A purely visual mix-up. llamadas ([ʝaˈmað̞as]) and llevadas ([ʝeˈβ̞að̞as]) 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 14768, 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]. llevadas is at rank #12,416, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞að̞as].

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 14768, this pair ranks #282,824 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of llamadas vs llevadas

Shared letters: adls. Private to "llamadas": m. Private to "llevadas": ev.

"llamadas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "llevadas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llamadaslalmadas · lamadas · llaamdas · llamaads · llamadass · llamaddas · llamadsa · llamdaas
  • llevadaslelvadas · levadas · lleavdas · llebadas · llevaads · llevadass · llevaddas · llevadsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "llamadas" for "llevadas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʝaˈmað̞as] versus [ʝeˈβ̞að̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llamadas" or "llevadas"?
"llamadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,352 in our Spanish list, against #12,416 for "llevadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "llamadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llevadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #282,824 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llamadas" and "llevadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevadas 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 #282,824 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