Which to use
“llegaba” and “llegase” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,981
- “llegaba” frequency rank
- #21,387
- “llegase” frequency rank
- 27368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegaba | llegase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de llegar o de llegarse. |
Where the eye mixes llegaba and llegase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. llegaba and llegase follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between llegaba and llegase
A purely visual mix-up. llegaba ([ʝeˈɣ̞aβ̞a]) and llegase ([ʝeˈɣ̞ase]) 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 27368, 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]. llegase is at rank #21,387, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞ase].
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 27368, this pair ranks #227,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llegaba vs llegase
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "llegaba": b. Private to "llegase": s.
"llegaba" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "llegase" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llegaba" for "llegase" ever safe?
Frequency check: "llegaba" vs "llegase" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "llegaba" and "llegase" 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 "llegase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegaba" and "llegase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegase vs llegasen". 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 #227,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.