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.
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?
Frequency check: "llame" vs "llévame" - which ranks higher?
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.