Which to use
“llegaba” and “llegarás” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,981
- “llegaba” frequency rank
- #30,138
- “llegarás” frequency rank
- 36119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegaba | llegarás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. |
Where the eye mixes llegaba and llegarás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. llegaba runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against llegarás's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between llegaba and llegarás
A purely visual mix-up. llegaba ([ʝeˈɣ̞aβ̞a]) and llegarás ([ʝeɣ̞aˈɾas]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llegaba is recorded at frequency rank #5,981, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞aβ̞a]. llegarás is at rank #30,138, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeɣ̞aˈɾas].
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 36119, this pair ranks #182,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llegaba vs llegarás
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "llegaba": b. Private to "llegarás": rsá.
"llegaba" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "llegarás" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- llegaba ← legaba · lelgaba · lleagba · llegaab · llegabba · llegava · llegbaa · lleggaba
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llegaba" and "llegarás" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "llegaba" or "llegarás"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "llegaba" and "llegarás" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llegaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llegarás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegaba" and "llegarás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegarás vs llevarás". 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 #182,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.