Which to use
“llaman” and “llamen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,903
- “llaman” frequency rank
- #8,832
- “llamen” frequency rank
- 10735
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llaman | llamen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de llamar o de llamarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de llamar o de llamarse. |
Where the eye mixes llaman and llamen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. llaman and llamen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses llaman with llamen
A purely visual mix-up. llaman ([ˈʝamãn]) and llamen ([ˈʝamẽn]) 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 a single letter - a in “llaman” becomes e in “llamen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10735, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llaman is recorded at frequency rank #1,903, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʝamãn]. llamen is at rank #8,832, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝamẽn].
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 10735, this pair ranks #297,552 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llaman vs llamen
Shared letters: almn. Private to "llaman": -. Private to "llamen": e.
"llaman" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llamen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llaman" for "llamen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "llaman" vs "llamen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "llaman" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llamen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,552 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llaman" and "llamen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llamen vs Llarena". 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 #297,552 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.