Which to use
“llamen” and “lleven” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,832
- “llamen” frequency rank
- #6,200
- “lleven” frequency rank
- 15032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llamen | lleven |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de llamar o de llamarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes llamen and lleven
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. llamen and lleven follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: llamen vs lleven
A purely visual mix-up. llamen ([ˈʝamẽn]) and lleven ([ˈʝeβ̞ẽn]) 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 15032, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llamen is recorded at frequency rank #8,832, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʝamẽn]. lleven is at rank #6,200, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞ẽn].
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 15032, this pair ranks #281,754 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llamen vs lleven
Shared letters: eln. Private to "llamen": am. Private to "lleven": v.
"llamen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "lleven" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llamen" for "lleven" ever safe?
Which is more common, "llamen" or "lleven"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "llamen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lleven" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,754 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llamen" and "lleven" 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 #281,754 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.