llamamosvsllevamosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#6,559
“llamamos” frequency rank
#3,798
“llevamos” frequency rank
10357
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llamamos llevamos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de llamar o de llamarse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse.

Where the eye mixes llamamos and llevamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. llamamos and llevamos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
llamamos
8 ch
llevamos

Why the eye confuses llamamos with llevamos

A purely visual mix-up. llamamos ([ʝaˈmamos]) and llevamos ([ʝeˈβ̞amos]) 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 10357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llamamos is recorded at frequency rank #6,559, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝaˈmamos]. llevamos is at rank #3,798, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞amos].

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 10357, this pair ranks #298,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of llamamos vs llevamos

Shared letters: almos. Private to "llamamos": -. Private to "llevamos": ev.

"llamamos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "llevamos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llamamos ← lalmamos · lamamos · llaammos · llamammos · llamamoss · llamamso · llamaoms · llammamos
  • llevamos ← lelvamos · levamos · lleavmos · llebamos · llevammos · llevamoss · llevamso · llevaoms

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "llamamos" and "llevamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʝaˈmamos] versus [ʝeˈβ̞amos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llamamos" or "llevamos" show up more?
"llevamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,798 in our Spanish list, against #6,559 for "llamamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "llamamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llevamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #298,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llamamos" and "llevamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llamábamos vs llamamos". 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 #298,927 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