Which to use
“llame” and “lleve” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,621
- “llame” frequency rank
- #3,427
- “lleve” frequency rank
- 8048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llame | lleve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de llamar o de llamarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes llame and lleve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. llame and lleve follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: llame vs lleve
A purely visual mix-up. llame ([ˈʝame]) and lleve ([ˈʝeβ̞e]) 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 8048, 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]. lleve is at rank #3,427, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞e].
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 8048, this pair ranks #306,170 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llame vs lleve
Shared letters: el. Private to "llame": am. Private to "lleve": v.
"llame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "lleve" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llame" and "lleve" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llame" or "lleve" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "llame" and "lleve" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llame" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lleve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,170 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llame" and "lleve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llame vs llené". 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 #306,170 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.