llamevsllévameWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#4,621
“llame” frequency rank
#27,669
“llévame” frequency rank
32290
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llame llévame
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de llamar o de llamarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de llevar (con el pronombre «me» enclítico); solicitud para que mi interlocutor me lleve a mí o lleve algo para mí.

Where the eye mixes llame and llévame

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. llame runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against llévame's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
llame
7 ch
llévame

Look-alike desk: llame vs llévame

A purely visual mix-up. llame ([ˈʝame]) and llévame ([ˈʝeβ̞ame]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llame is recorded at frequency rank #4,621, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʝame]. llévame is at rank #27,669, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞ame].

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 32290, this pair ranks #202,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of llame vs llévame

Shared letters: aelm. Private to "llame": -. Private to "llévame": vé.

"llame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "llévame" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llame ← lalme · lame · llaem · llamme · llmae

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "llame" for "llévame" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʝame] versus [ˈʝeβ̞ame]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "llame" vs "llévame" - which ranks higher?
"llame" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,621 in our Spanish list, against #27,669 for "llévame". 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 "llame" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llévame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #202,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llame" and "llévame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llévame vs llevase". 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 #202,742 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